- Issued:
- 2011-08-15
- Updated:
- 2011-08-15
RHBA-2011:1156 - python-dmidecode bug fix update
Synopsis
python-dmidecode bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated python-dmidecode package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The python-dmidecode package provides a Python extension module that uses the code-base of the dmidecode utility and presents the data as Python data structures or as XML data using the libxml2 library.
This update fixes for the following bug:
- Previously, certain DMI (Direct Media Interface) tables did not report CPU information as a string and returned the NULL value instead. Consequently, Python terminated unexpectedly with a segmentation fault when trying to identify the CPU type by performing a string comparison. With this update, additional checks for NULL values, performed prior the string comparison, have been added to the code, thus fixing this bug. (BZ#726614)
All users of python-dmidecode are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes 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 Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI) | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | i386 |
| 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 Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | 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 - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | i386 |
| 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
- python-dmidecode-3.10.12-1.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
- python-dmidecode-3.10.12-1.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
- python-dmidecode-3.10.12-1.el6_1.1.src.rpm
- python-dmidecode-debuginfo-3.10.12-1.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
- python-dmidecode-3.10.12-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
- python-dmidecode-debuginfo-3.10.12-1.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
- python-dmidecode-3.10.12-1.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
- python-dmidecode-debuginfo-3.10.12-1.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
- python-dmidecode-debuginfo-3.10.12-1.el6_1.1.ppc64.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.