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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2020:5019 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2020-11-10
Updated:
2020-11-10

RHBA-2020:5019 - Bug Fix Advisory

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  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

telnet bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for telnet is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

Telnet is a popular protocol for logging in to remote systems over the
Internet. The telnet-server packages include a telnet service that supports
remote logins into the host machine. The telnet service is disabled by
default.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • in.telnetd needs to tolerate temporary EIO errors. (BZ#1853102)

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

  • BZ - 1853102 - in.telnetd needs to tolerate temporary EIO errors. [rhel-7.9.z]

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
x86_64
telnet-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41fa70d735d98017a4382c5a1c93cdc36cbf095d9c7d43ffd02edc26111c3c51
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 273b15fce244959b1def597b15b1e89d462dcd56b49a55a4be4cf73b1342d694
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 56b4442919d5480d4046d12ccb4e80fb7b6e54c2dacb07a86caec3628bcad824

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
x86_64
telnet-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41fa70d735d98017a4382c5a1c93cdc36cbf095d9c7d43ffd02edc26111c3c51
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 273b15fce244959b1def597b15b1e89d462dcd56b49a55a4be4cf73b1342d694
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 56b4442919d5480d4046d12ccb4e80fb7b6e54c2dacb07a86caec3628bcad824

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
x86_64
telnet-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41fa70d735d98017a4382c5a1c93cdc36cbf095d9c7d43ffd02edc26111c3c51
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 273b15fce244959b1def597b15b1e89d462dcd56b49a55a4be4cf73b1342d694
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 56b4442919d5480d4046d12ccb4e80fb7b6e54c2dacb07a86caec3628bcad824

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
x86_64
telnet-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41fa70d735d98017a4382c5a1c93cdc36cbf095d9c7d43ffd02edc26111c3c51
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 273b15fce244959b1def597b15b1e89d462dcd56b49a55a4be4cf73b1342d694
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 56b4442919d5480d4046d12ccb4e80fb7b6e54c2dacb07a86caec3628bcad824

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
s390x
telnet-0.17-66.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 198adee71a7fb6221abb7709dcbb82beed20b74d9b998969ead427a3b78ebfc8
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f6438e99da040ad3de605ea258baa5b83d3eacaa08f8e605e3a801a85ce8a420
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f7ad7958c1db3b2b1d0eb8724b4793dddd986e42990b4811320d103384cb20ed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
ppc64
telnet-0.17-66.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 456bb59e60c0ceca598b93796676bbc797e07abae9f5fa5295f4e358981bcd16
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: b8c7f524217f855d2d03ef24ad8a24cf0c97ad85459328893365becdace18557
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: d24a707e83a665da37e283e80822d56d7f254df22abd7029cfa6ad4d73aebb0e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
x86_64
telnet-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41fa70d735d98017a4382c5a1c93cdc36cbf095d9c7d43ffd02edc26111c3c51
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 273b15fce244959b1def597b15b1e89d462dcd56b49a55a4be4cf73b1342d694
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 56b4442919d5480d4046d12ccb4e80fb7b6e54c2dacb07a86caec3628bcad824

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
ppc64le
telnet-0.17-66.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 0ea33f88d78361efea16a13328d0be22bee76920fb54ae24d42bba317d542160
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 0545b9f0d44417573b9543e59dab2f2cac96eb1c7d1132c9d5225040f73067ca
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 79e0d17d091769e50106c3e2273f23276037867cab96959d7cce6e69060b2193

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
s390x
telnet-0.17-66.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 198adee71a7fb6221abb7709dcbb82beed20b74d9b998969ead427a3b78ebfc8
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f6438e99da040ad3de605ea258baa5b83d3eacaa08f8e605e3a801a85ce8a420
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f7ad7958c1db3b2b1d0eb8724b4793dddd986e42990b4811320d103384cb20ed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
ppc64
telnet-0.17-66.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 456bb59e60c0ceca598b93796676bbc797e07abae9f5fa5295f4e358981bcd16
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: b8c7f524217f855d2d03ef24ad8a24cf0c97ad85459328893365becdace18557
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: d24a707e83a665da37e283e80822d56d7f254df22abd7029cfa6ad4d73aebb0e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7

SRPM
telnet-0.17-66.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: c44abfe64925c72df9c077427ff62d07a2d49ece310aaa76b9f91b370245fb2a
ppc64le
telnet-0.17-66.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 0ea33f88d78361efea16a13328d0be22bee76920fb54ae24d42bba317d542160
telnet-debuginfo-0.17-66.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 0545b9f0d44417573b9543e59dab2f2cac96eb1c7d1132c9d5225040f73067ca
telnet-server-0.17-66.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 79e0d17d091769e50106c3e2273f23276037867cab96959d7cce6e69060b2193

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