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

RHBA-2011:0681 - PackageKit bug fix update


Synopsis

PackageKit bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated PackageKit packages that fix multiple bugs are now available.

Description

PackageKit is a D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the session user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distribution, cross-architecture API.

This update addresses the following bugs:

  • Both Mozilla Firefox and the packagekit-plugin included different versions of sqlite in their dependencies. This could cause crashes in Firefox when attempting to use the PackageKit web plug-in to access application icons, since the plug-in attempted to use its version of sqlite to query PkDesktop. This query attempt has been removed, and the web plug-in now works as expected, without crashing Firefox. (BZ#617734)

  • An error message was incorrectly displayed when the cron script packagekit-background.cron was disabled. As this is a configuration option, not an error, the message is no longer displayed in this situation. (BZ#626867)

  • Under some circumstances, the Add/Remove Software (gpk-application) graphical user interface does not display Supplementary groups or packages when the Supplementary group is selected. To work around this, use the System > Refresh Package Lists option to refresh the package lists. (BZ#629049)

  • An error in a changelog entry prevented updates to PackageKit. This error has been corrected. (BZ#634560)

  • A critical warning is displayed erroneously when attempting to install a local package with pkcon, the command line PackageKit tool. This warning is no longer displayed erroneously. (BZ#667923)

  • gpk-update-viewer failed to process updates when used in conjunction with yum version 3.2.29 because it attempted to perform the same repository setup twice if the "prerepoconf" attribute was not set. This resulted in an error:

AttributeError: 'PackageKitYumBase' object has no attribute 'prerepoconf'

PackageKit logic has now been altered so that this does not occur, and updates are now processed as expected. This issue was discovered and corrected during development, and was not seen in production systems in the field. (BZ#670163)

Users of PackageKit are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve 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 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

  • PackageKit-glib-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-command-not-found-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-cron-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-debug-install-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-debug-install-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-debug-install-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.s390.rpm
  • PackageKit-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-gtk-module-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc.rpm
  • PackageKit-yum-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-cron-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-gtk-module-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-debuginfo-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc.rpm
  • PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-yum-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.s390.rpm
  • PackageKit-debuginfo-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-backend-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-0.5.8-19.el6.s390.rpm
  • PackageKit-docs-0.5.8-19.el6.noarch.rpm
  • PackageKit-debuginfo-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-browser-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-backend-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-backend-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-0.5.8-19.el6.src.rpm
  • PackageKit-command-not-found-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-0.5.8-19.el6.s390.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-backend-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-debug-install-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-command-not-found-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-device-rebind-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc.rpm
  • PackageKit-browser-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-cron-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-browser-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-command-not-found-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-device-rebind-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-gtk-module-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc.rpm
  • PackageKit-gtk-module-0.5.8-19.el6.s390.rpm
  • PackageKit-yum-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-backend-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-debuginfo-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-yum-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-debuginfo-0.5.8-19.el6.s390.rpm
  • PackageKit-backend-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.s390.rpm
  • PackageKit-cron-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-gtk-module-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-device-rebind-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-device-rebind-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-debuginfo-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.s390x.rpm
  • PackageKit-browser-plugin-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • PackageKit-qt-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm
  • PackageKit-gtk-module-0.5.8-19.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.ppc.rpm
  • PackageKit-glib-devel-0.5.8-19.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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