RHSA-2015:0065 - Security Advisory

Topic

This is the four-month notification for the retirement of the following
versions of Red Hat Satellite 5:

• Red Hat Satellite 5.2
• Red Hat Satellite 5.3
• Red Hat Satellite 5.4
• Red Hat Satellite 5.5

Description

After May 29 2015, as per the life-cycle support policy for Red Hat
Satellite, Red Hat will discontinue technical support services as well as
software maintenance services for all Red Hat Satellite versions 5.5 or
older. The listed versions will exit the existing Limited Maintenance
Release phase. This means that new bug fixes, security errata, and product
enhancements will no longer be provided for the above listed product
versions.

Please reference the support policy here:

https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/satellite/

Note:

1) Red Hat will continue to support Red Hat Satellite and Proxy version 5.6
and newer

2) All versions of Satellite 5.5 and below will be retired on May 29 2015.

Though we are committed to the May 29 2015 date for beginning the process
of decommissioning Satellite and Proxy support listed, we recognize that
our customers have woven these products very deeply into their processes
and may need some time to upgrade.

For upgrade purposes, please note the following date:

• May 29 2015 - active status for the listed Satellite and Proxy versions

will be terminated. The Satellite and Proxy versions listed will enter an
inactive state. This includes no longer generating nor providing Satellite
Certificates to customers requesting them for these EOL product versions.

How to proceed:

• All affected Satellite and Proxy users must plan to upgrade to a newer

version prior to May 29, 2015.

• If you have a Technical Account Manager, contact that person immediately

to discuss upgrade plans.

• Otherwise, contact support for assistance: https://www.redhat.com/support/
• Alternatively, Red Hat Consulting can be engaged to assist with a smooth

migration: http://www.redhat.com/consulting/

More information on Red Hat Consulting for Satellite can be found here:
https://redhat.com/f/pdf/consulting/RHNSatelliteImplementation-Brochure.pdf

It is critical to ensure you have a plan to upgrade Red Hat Satellite and
Proxy listed versions, prior to May 29 2015.

The listed versions of Red Hat Satellite and Proxy for this notice are:

• Red Hat Satellite 5.2
• Red Hat Satellite 5.3
• Red Hat Satellite 5.4
• Red Hat Satellite 5.5

Customers who choose to continue to deploy any of the listed Red Hat
Satellite or Proxy offerings will continue to have access via Red Hat
Network (RHN) to the following content as part of their active Red Hat
Satellite subscription:

• Previously released bug fixes, security errata and product enhancements.
• Red Hat Knowledge Base and other content (whitepapers, reference

architectures, etc) found in the Red Hat Customer Portal.

• All Red Hat Satellite documentation.

Customers are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the upgrade benefits
of their active Red Hat Satellite subscription and migrate to an active
version of Red Hat Satellite such as version 5.6 or 5.7.

Details of the Red Hat Satellite life-cycle can be found on the Red Hat
website: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/satellite/

Solution

The overview for the Satellite Upgrade process starting point is outlined
in the Red Hat Satellite 5.7 Installation Guide, linked to in the
References section.

For detailed instructions on upgrading Red Hat Satellite, please refer to
the /etc/sysconfig/rhn/satellite-upgrade/README file. This can be found
within the rhn-upgrade package. Before proceeding, it is important to read
the complete details, contained within the most current rhn-upgrade package
README file.

As with all Satellite upgrades, please ensure that known good backups are
available, especially of the database.

Affected Products

• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.5 for RHEL 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.5 for RHEL 6 s390x
• Red Hat Satellite with Embedded Oracle 5.5 for RHEL 5 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 1182754 - Satellite 5.5 and prior end of life - 4 month warning

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Satellite/5.7/html/Installation_Guide/chap-Upgrades.html