Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1568 - openssl-ibmca bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

openssl-ibmca bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated openssl-ibmca package that fixes several bugs and adds various enhancements is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The openssl-ibmca package provides a dynamic OpenSSL engine for the IBM eServer Cryptographic Accelerator (ICA) crypto hardware on IBM eServer zSeries machines.

The openssl-ibmca package has been upgraded to upstream version 1.2, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#694194)

All users of openssl-ibmca are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bug and adds these enhancements.

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.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
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

Updated Packages

  • openssl-ibmca-debuginfo-1.2.0-2.el6.s390.rpm
  • openssl-ibmca-1.2.0-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • openssl-ibmca-1.2.0-2.el6.s390.rpm
  • openssl-ibmca-1.2.0-2.el6.src.rpm
  • openssl-ibmca-debuginfo-1.2.0-2.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information