Issued:
2011-12-20
Updated:
2011-12-20

RHBA-2011:1842 - 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 5.

[Updated 20 December 2011] This advisory has been updated with the correct product name (that is, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) in the Details section. The package included in this revised update has not been changed in any way from the package included in the original advisory.

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:

  • The RHSA-2011-1533 security advisory, which fixed a security vulnerability in the IPA (Identity, Policy and Audit) web-based service, caused incompatibility with older versions of certmonger. As a consequence, certmonger was unable to correctly submit enrollment requests to IPA's CA. With this update, certmonger has been modified and it now operates correctly with newer versions of IPA. Interoperability with older versions of IPA remains unaffected. (BZ#767573)

All users of certmonger 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 Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.2.ppc.rpm
  • certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm
  • certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.2.src.rpm
  • certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.2.s390x.rpm
  • certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.2.ia64.rpm
  • certmonger-0.42-1.el5_7.2.i386.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information