- Issued:
- 2011-08-31
- Updated:
- 2011-08-31
RHBA-2011:1238 - certmonger bug fix update
Synopsis
certmonger bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated certmonger package is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The certmonger service monitors certificates, warning of their impending expiration, and optionally attempting to re-enroll with supported CAs (Certificate Authorities).
This update fixes the following bug:
- When submitting a signing request to a Red Hat IPA (Identity, Policy, Audit) CA, certmonger is expected to authenticate using the client's host credentials, and to delegate the client's credentials to the server. Recent updates to libraries on which certmonger depends changed delegation of client credentials from a mandatory operation to an optional operation that is no longer enabled by default, which effectively broke certmonger's support for IPA CAs.
This update gives certmonger the ability to explicitly request credential delegation when used with newer versions of these libraries, which introduce an API that allows certmonger to explicitly request that credential delegation be performed. (BZ#729803)
All certmonger users should 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 Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm
- certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.1.src.rpm
- certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm
- certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.1.ppc.rpm
- certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.1.s390x.rpm
- certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.1.ia64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
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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.