Issued:
2011-09-07
Updated:
2011-09-07

RHBA-2011:1280 - certmonger bug fix update

Synopsis

certmonger bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated certmonger package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1.

Description

An updated certmonger package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1.

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 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

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 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

  • certmonger-0.42-1.el6_1.2.i686.rpm
  • certmonger-debuginfo-0.42-1.el6_1.2.s390x.rpm
  • certmonger-debuginfo-0.42-1.el6_1.2.i686.rpm
  • certmonger-debuginfo-0.42-1.el6_1.2.x86_64.rpm
  • certmonger-debuginfo-0.42-1.el6_1.2.ppc64.rpm
  • certmonger-0.42-1.el6_1.2.ppc64.rpm
  • certmonger-0.42-1.el6_1.2.src.rpm
  • certmonger-0.42-1.el6_1.2.s390x.rpm
  • certmonger-0.42-1.el6_1.2.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information