- Issued:
- 2011-07-27
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHBA-2011:1096 - pinentry bug fix update
Synopsis
pinentry bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated pinentry packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The pinentry package contains a collection of simple PIN or password entry dialogs, which utilize the Assuan protocol as described by the Project Aegypten. The pinentry package also contains the command line version of the PIN entry dialog.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, there was a problem when entering a password using the pinentry-curses utility; an error message was displayed instead of the password entry dialog if pinentry-curses was run under a user different from the user who owned the current tty. This bug has been fixed in this update so that no error message is now displayed and pinentry-curses asks for a password as expected. (BZ#677665)
All users of pinentry are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
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
| 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
- pinentry-debuginfo-0.7.6-6.el6.i686.rpm
- pinentry-debuginfo-0.7.6-6.el6.s390x.rpm
- pinentry-qt4-0.7.6-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pinentry-gtk-0.7.6-6.el6.i686.rpm
- pinentry-qt4-0.7.6-6.el6.i686.rpm
- pinentry-qt4-0.7.6-6.el6.s390x.rpm
- pinentry-qt-0.7.6-6.el6.s390x.rpm
- pinentry-gtk-0.7.6-6.el6.s390x.rpm
- pinentry-qt-0.7.6-6.el6.i686.rpm
- pinentry-gtk-0.7.6-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pinentry-debuginfo-0.7.6-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pinentry-0.7.6-6.el6.i686.rpm
- pinentry-debuginfo-0.7.6-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pinentry-qt-0.7.6-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pinentry-0.7.6-6.el6.s390x.rpm
- pinentry-0.7.6-6.el6.src.rpm
- pinentry-gtk-0.7.6-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pinentry-qt4-0.7.6-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pinentry-0.7.6-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pinentry-0.7.6-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pinentry-qt-0.7.6-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.