Issued:
2012-02-20
Updated:
2012-02-20

RHBA-2012:0217 - xinetd bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

xinetd bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated xinetd package that fixes one bug and adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The xinet daemon (xinetd) is a secure replacement for inetd, the Internet services daemon. It provides access control for all services based on the address of the remote host and on time of access, and can prevent denial of service attacks.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Prior to this update, xinetd contuously logged the message "descriptors still set" when reconfiguring a client service while the client was running. This update modifies the underlying code so that services can be configured as expected. (BZ#754444)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

  • Prior to this update, xinetd did not respect the no_files limit defined in the limits configuration. This update allows to set a limit on the maximum number of files for a child service and adds the rlimit_files option to the xinetd configuration. Now, xinetd respects the no_files limit. (BZ#639447)

All users of xinetd are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug and adds this enhancement.

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

  • xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.src.rpm
  • xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.i386.rpm
  • xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.s390x.rpm
  • xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.ia64.rpm
  • xinetd-2.3.14-16.el5.ppc.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information