- Issued:
- 2012-03-26
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0414 - tcpdump bug fix update
Synopsis
tcpdump bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated tcpdump package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The tcpdump tool is a command line utility for monitoring network traffic.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, the "start-time" command-line argument of the tcpslice utility was parsed incorrectly. As a consequence, the utility produced error messages every time the command-line argument was used. With this update, the "start-time" command-line argument is parsed correctly, and an error message is displayed only if "start-time" is defined in an incorrect format. (BZ#684005)
All users of tcpdump 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.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- tcpdump-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.i686.rpm
- tcpdump-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.src.rpm
- tcpdump-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.s390x.rpm
- tcpdump-debuginfo-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- tcpdump-debuginfo-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.s390x.rpm
- tcpdump-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- tcpdump-debuginfo-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.i686.rpm
- tcpdump-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- tcpdump-debuginfo-4.0.0-3.20090921gitdf3cb4.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.