RHEA-2011:1733 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated fipscheck packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The fipscheck library is used to verify the integrity of modules validated under
FIPS-140-2. The fipscheck package provides helper binaries for creating and
verifying HMAC-SHA256 checksum files.

This update adds the following enhancement:

• Prior to this update, the fipscheck library was linked without support for

read-only relocations (RELRO) flags. The updated fipscheck packages are now
provided with partial RELRO support. (BZ#727277)

Users of fipscheck are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add
this enhancement.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat
Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 727277 - Request to recompile libraries with -Wl,-z,relro flags

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)