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

RHBA-2011:1665 - rhnlib bug fix update

Synopsis

rhnlib bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated rhnlib package that fixes various bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The rhnlib package consists of a collection of Python modules used by the Red Hat Network (RHN) software.

This updated rhnlib package includes fixes for the following bugs:

  • Due to an error in the rhnlib code, network operations would have become unresponsive when an HTTP connection to Red Hat Network (RHN) or RHN Satellite became idle. The code has been modified to use timeout for HTTP connections. Network operations are now terminated after predefined time interval and can be restarted. (BZ#688095)

  • Prior to this update, programs that used rhnlib were not able to connect to RHN or RHN Satellite using an IPv6 address. The code has been modified to correct this issue, and rhnlib-based applications are now able to connect to RHN or RHN Satellite without any problems with IPv6 address resolution. (BZ#730744)

All users of rhnlib are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues.

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 Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
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 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

  • rhnlib-2.5.22-12.el6.noarch.rpm
  • rhnlib-2.5.22-12.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information