Issued:

2009-04-22

Updated:

2009-09-02

RHBA-2009:0440 - yum-metadata-parser bug fix update

Synopsis

yum-metadata-parser bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated yum-metadata-parser package that fixes a bug is now available.

Description

yum-metadata-parser is a fast metadata parser for yum implemented in C.

This updated yum-metadata-parser package fixes the following bug:

• in certain circumstances, yum-metadata-parser corrupted yum's sqlite database, which could have led to problems such as dependency resolution failures when attempting to upgrade packages. With this update, yum regenerates the sqlite database file following each repository metadata download, which solves possible database corruption issues.

All users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues by always generating the .sqlite files from scratch.

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 This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
• yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.src.rpm
• yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.s390x.rpm
• yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.i386.rpm
• yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.ia64.rpm
• yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.ppc.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 491916

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.