Issued:
2012-06-20
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0915 - NetworkManager-openswan bug fix update

Synopsis

NetworkManager-openswan bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

NetworkManager-openswan contains software for integrating the Openswan VPN software with NetworkManager and the GNOME desktop.

This updated NetworkManager-openswan package includes fixes for the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, it was possible to enter an incorrect IP address into the gateway field and it was sometimes interpreted as a gateway hostname. With this update, the code has been improved to validate IP addresses. As a result, valid IPv4 addresses, as well as hostnames, are more reliably distinguished. (BZ#696946)

  • NetworkManager-openswan was not able to import configuration files that were previously exported using NetworkManager. This release adds support for this functionality and importing Openswan IPsec configuration files is now possible using NetworkManager. (BZ#748365)

All users of NetworkManager-openswan are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs.

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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
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

  • NetworkManager-openswan-0.8.0-8.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-openswan-debuginfo-0.8.0-8.el6.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-openswan-0.8.0-8.el6.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-openswan-debuginfo-0.8.0-8.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-openswan-debuginfo-0.8.0-8.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-openswan-debuginfo-0.8.0-8.el6.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-openswan-0.8.0-8.el6.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-openswan-0.8.0-8.el6.src.rpm
  • NetworkManager-openswan-0.8.0-8.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information