Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0620 - netcf bugfix update

Synopsis

netcf bugfix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated netcf package that fixes various bugs is now available.

Description

Netcf is a library for modifying the network configuration of a system. Network configurations are expressed in a platform-independent XML format, which netcf translates into changes to the system's 'native' network configuration files.

This update rebases netcf from version 0.1.6 to the current upstream version, 0.1.7. (BZ#651032)

This rebase addresses several issues, including:

  • Tight coupling between netcf and gnulib

  • Disallowing firewall rules editing

  • An iptables rule tweak regarding tuneable kernel necessity

This re-base also incorporates fixes for two bugs as follows:

  • Previously, after a reboot, virInterface functions did not work until libvirt was restarted and instead failed with a "error: Failed to list active interfaces. error: this function is not supported by the connection driver: virConnectNumOfInterfaces" error message. This is now fixed so that the code that caused the problem is removed and virInterface functions operate as expected after a reboot. (BZ#633346)

  • Previously, netcf was unable to initialize due to the system's iptables configuration and failed with a "Failed to initialize netcf. error: unspecified error" error message. This is now fixed and netcf no longer fails during initialization. (BZ#629206)

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • netcf-libs-0.1.7-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • netcf-debuginfo-0.1.7-1.el6.s390.rpm
  • netcf-libs-0.1.7-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • netcf-debuginfo-0.1.7-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • netcf-devel-0.1.7-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • netcf-devel-0.1.7-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • netcf-devel-0.1.7-1.el6.ppc.rpm
  • netcf-libs-0.1.7-1.el6.s390.rpm
  • netcf-devel-0.1.7-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • netcf-0.1.7-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • netcf-debuginfo-0.1.7-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • netcf-debuginfo-0.1.7-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • netcf-libs-0.1.7-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • netcf-0.1.7-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • netcf-0.1.7-1.el6.src.rpm
  • netcf-devel-0.1.7-1.el6.s390.rpm
  • netcf-0.1.7-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • netcf-devel-0.1.7-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • netcf-debuginfo-0.1.7-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • netcf-libs-0.1.7-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • netcf-libs-0.1.7-1.el6.ppc.rpm
  • netcf-0.1.7-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • netcf-debuginfo-0.1.7-1.el6.ppc.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information