Issued:
2009-10-08
Updated:
2009-10-08

RHBA-2009:1487 - OpenIPMI bug fix update

Synopsis

OpenIPMI bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated OpenIPMI packages that resolve an issue are now available

Description

OpenIPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) provides command line tools and utilities to access platform information, allowing system administrators to monitor system health and manage systems.

This update addresses the following problem:

  • some IPMI-enabled hardware uses UDP ports 623 (ASF Remote Management and Control Protocol) and 664 (ASF Secure Remote Management and Control Protocol), which can conflict with other traffic on these ports. The previous OpenIPMI release added a configuration file -- /etc/xinetd.d/rmcp -- for a dummy rmcp service and introduced an xinetd service dependency to bind UDP ports 623 and 664 and prevent other services from using them.

Because the xinetd service is started by default, the update resulted in a new xinetd daemon running on systems after OpenIPMI was updated. This daemon is not necessary for OpenIPMI operation.

This update removes the dependency on xinetd but leaves the dummy rmcp service configuration file in place. (BZ#527474)

All OpenIPMI users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages which remove this dependency. If the previous OpenIPMI update started an unnecessary xinetd service, stopping and removing this service is also recommended.

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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.4ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support5.4ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support5.4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • OpenIPMI-libs-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-gui-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-python-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-perl-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-python-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-perl-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-libs-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.s390.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-gui-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-python-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-tools-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-libs-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.src.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-python-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-tools-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-perl-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-perl-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-libs-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-libs-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-tools-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-tools-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-perl-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-python-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-libs-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-libs-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-gui-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-gui-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-gui-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-tools-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
  • OpenIPMI-devel-2.0.16-5.el5_4.1.s390.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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Additional information