- Issued:
- 2011-02-09
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHBA-2011:0202 - cracklib bug fix update
Synopsis
cracklib bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
Updated cracklib packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
CrackLib is a password-checking library that is used to help enforce password quality controls.
This update fixes the following bugs:
-
Manual pages for the cracklib-check, cracklib-format, and create-cracklib-dict utilities have been added. (BZ#583932)
-
The Simplified Chinese (zh_CN) translation of one of the error messages the library can produce has been corrected, and no longer contains untranslated strings. (BZ#627449)
All users of cracklib are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.
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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| 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 Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- cracklib-debuginfo-2.8.16-4.el6.s390.rpm
- cracklib-debuginfo-2.8.16-4.el6.i686.rpm
- cracklib-python-2.8.16-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- cracklib-2.8.16-4.el6.i686.rpm
- cracklib-devel-2.8.16-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- cracklib-2.8.16-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- cracklib-devel-2.8.16-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- cracklib-2.8.16-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cracklib-dicts-2.8.16-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cracklib-dicts-2.8.16-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- cracklib-dicts-2.8.16-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- cracklib-2.8.16-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- cracklib-devel-2.8.16-4.el6.i686.rpm
- cracklib-python-2.8.16-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cracklib-debuginfo-2.8.16-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cracklib-debuginfo-2.8.16-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- cracklib-devel-2.8.16-4.el6.s390.rpm
- cracklib-debuginfo-2.8.16-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- cracklib-2.8.16-4.el6.src.rpm
- cracklib-devel-2.8.16-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- cracklib-python-2.8.16-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- cracklib-devel-2.8.16-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cracklib-dicts-2.8.16-4.el6.i686.rpm
- cracklib-2.8.16-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- cracklib-python-2.8.16-4.el6.i686.rpm
- cracklib-debuginfo-2.8.16-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- cracklib-2.8.16-4.el6.s390.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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