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

RHBA-2011:0822 - subscription-manager bug fix update

Synopsis

subscription-manager bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated subscription-manager packages that fix three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The Subscription Manager tool allows users to understand the specific products which have been installed on their machines, and the specific subscriptions which their machines are consuming.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Prior to this update, the graphical user interface of the Subscription Manager utility incorrectly listed unlimited subscriptions as "-1". This update adapts the Subscription Manager to mark such subscriptions as "unlimited". (BZ#702029)

  • Due to incorrect handling of user's locale settings, the "My Subscriptions" tab in the previous version of the Subscription Manager may have displayed incorrect end dates. With this update, the underlying source code has been adapted to address this issue, and the "My Subscriptions" tab now displays correct end dates. (BZ#702030)

  • Previously,the Subscription Manager used the same key.pem file for all entitlements. However, the NSS (Network Security Services) libraries require a different file for each entitlement, and an attempt to install packages on a system with more than one subscription therefore failed with an error message similar to the following:

    [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "NSS: private key not found for certificate: PEM Token #1:1310636811763322869.pem"

This update adapts the Subscription Manager to create a unique key.pem file for each entitlement, so that packages can now be installed as expected on such systems. (BZ#702398)

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI)6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.1i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.1ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.1s390x
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 - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.1i386
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

  • subscription-manager-0.95.14-1.el6_1.s390x.rpm
  • subscription-manager-firstboot-0.95.14-1.el6_1.s390x.rpm
  • subscription-manager-0.95.14-1.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
  • subscription-manager-debuginfo-0.95.14-1.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
  • subscription-manager-debuginfo-0.95.14-1.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
  • subscription-manager-debuginfo-0.95.14-1.el6_1.s390x.rpm
  • subscription-manager-gnome-0.95.14-1.el6_1.s390x.rpm
  • subscription-manager-firstboot-0.95.14-1.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
  • subscription-manager-firstboot-0.95.14-1.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
  • subscription-manager-0.95.14-1.el6_1.i686.rpm
  • subscription-manager-gnome-0.95.14-1.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
  • subscription-manager-0.95.14-1.el6_1.src.rpm
  • subscription-manager-firstboot-0.95.14-1.el6_1.i686.rpm
  • subscription-manager-gnome-0.95.14-1.el6_1.i686.rpm
  • subscription-manager-debuginfo-0.95.14-1.el6_1.i686.rpm
  • subscription-manager-0.95.14-1.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
  • subscription-manager-gnome-0.95.14-1.el6_1.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information