Issued:

2012-02-20

Updated:

2012-02-20

RHBA-2012:0273 - yum bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

yum bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

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

Description

Yum is a utility that can check for updates and automatically download and install updated RPM packages. Dependencies are obtained and downloaded automatically, prompting the user for permission as necessary.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update, the nice level for daemon restarts was inherited from the environment. As a consequence, daemons updated by yum-updatesd restarted at a lower priority and changed the system behaviour. This update modifies the underlying code so that the daemons are now at normal priority of 0. (BZ#552279)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

• This update adds the commands update-to and upgrade-to to the yum package, which allow to upgrade a certain package to a specific version. (BZ#662175)

All users of yum 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

Updated Packages

• yum-3.2.22-39.el5.noarch.rpm
• yum-3.2.22-39.el5.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 552279

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

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