Synopsis

Low: Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5 - 30 Day End Of Life Notice

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Low

Topic

This is the 30 day notification of the End Of Life (EOL) plans for the
following versions of Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5:

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

Description

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

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

Details of the Satellite support policy can be found at:

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

Notes:

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

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

Though we are committed to the May 29 2015 date for beginning the process
of decommissioning support for Satellite Proxy versions listed above, 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 - The Satellite Proxy versions listed above will enter an
  inactive state.
  

How to proceed:

• All affected Satellite Proxy users must plan to upgrade to a newer
  version prior to May 29, 2015.
  
• Find an overview of various aspects for this upcoming EOL date at:
  https://access.redhat.com/articles/1322933
  
• If you have a Technical Account Manager, contact that person immediately
  to discuss upgrade plans.
  
• Otherwise, contact Red Hat support for assistance at:
  https://www.redhat.com/en/services/support
  
• Alternatively, Red Hat Consulting can be engaged to assist with a smooth
  migration, see https://www.redhat.com/en/services/consulting
  

More information on Red Hat Consulting for Satellite Proxy can be found in
the PDF document linked to in the References section.

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

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

• Previously released bug fixes, security updates, 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 Proxy documentation.
  

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

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

Solution

The documentation of the Satellite Proxy 5 Upgrade process is available in
the Red Hat Satellite 5.7 Proxy Installation Guide, linked to in the
References section.

Before the upgrade, please ensure that known good backups are available.

Affected Products

• Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.5 for RHEL 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.5 for RHEL 6 s390x
• Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.5 for RHEL 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.5 for RHEL 5 s390x
• Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 for RHEL 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 for RHEL 6 s390x
• Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 for RHEL 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 for RHEL 5 s390x
• Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 for RHEL 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 1214642 - Satellite 5.5 Proxy and prior end of life - 30 day warning

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
• https://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/consulting/RHNSatelliteImplementation-Brochure.pdf
• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Satellite/5.7/html/Proxy_Installation_Guide/chap-Red_Hat_Satellite-Proxy_Installation_Guide-Upgrading_a_Red_Hat_Proxy_Server_Installation.html

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.5 for RHEL 6

SRPM
satellite-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el6sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 0c22e6970d0222763abef31a65a8ddc2d6b9ec8cfaad9e9a136c63d8c6880349
x86_64
rhn-proxy-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 5cc7780911a87a74615f6b32ab06a5e39932ab8ae78c9700ce9a30095bfa0d75
s390x
rhn-proxy-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 5cc7780911a87a74615f6b32ab06a5e39932ab8ae78c9700ce9a30095bfa0d75

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.5 for RHEL 5

SRPM
satellite-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el5sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 8da4e3e8ea9cf367ca48f0a7536cdf08671bb7252b0756b29aa0e273959b78ba
x86_64
rhn-proxy-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 25fbf5dd7b0dc6ae80b3e7c94548e0711df708f37658aabb0d90a691a2007896
s390x
rhn-proxy-branding-5.5.0.8-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 25fbf5dd7b0dc6ae80b3e7c94548e0711df708f37658aabb0d90a691a2007896

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 for RHEL 6

SRPM
satellite-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el6sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: 2c0b7530b7328aa4fd0f01798e5e5f128b536c78ca4cdf20cb665bbe470c474d
x86_64
rhn-proxy-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 51355dfc222599d9554bc6f1efc0105aac68be80ffb77f1d297aad8473948fe8
s390x
rhn-proxy-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el6sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 51355dfc222599d9554bc6f1efc0105aac68be80ffb77f1d297aad8473948fe8

Red Hat Satellite Proxy 5.4 for RHEL 5

SRPM
satellite-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el5sat.src.rpm	SHA-256: c9d4dc0b6ed710cb61159565c4d60cf8aa249cfbd80b4a0926dbe703b9146662
x86_64
rhn-proxy-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: ffbce4404c3d144e49889408bb9d81e955fbba225f65d994dc98c45cc2f9d425
s390x
rhn-proxy-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: ffbce4404c3d144e49889408bb9d81e955fbba225f65d994dc98c45cc2f9d425
i386
rhn-proxy-branding-5.4.0.12-1.el5sat.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: ffbce4404c3d144e49889408bb9d81e955fbba225f65d994dc98c45cc2f9d425