Issued:
2012-07-24
Updated:
2012-07-24

RHBA-2012:1112 - NetworkManager bug fix update

Synopsis

NetworkManager bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated NetworkManager packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Update Support.

Description

NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. It manages Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) devices, and provides VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • When an existing DHCP lease was renewed, NetworkManager did not recognize it as a change in DHCP state and failed to run the dispatcher scripts. Consequently, hostnames were purged from DHCP records. With this update the code has been improved and NetworkManager now handles same-state transitions correctly. Now, hostnames are not purged from the DHCP server when a lease is renewed. (BZ#822271)

Users of NetworkManager are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Storage2.0x86_64
Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI)2.0x86_64
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise2.0x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.2ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.2s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS6.2x86_64

Updated Packages

  • NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-16.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc.rpm
  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-16.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-16.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-16.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-16.el6_2.src.rpm
  • NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-16.el6_2.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390.rpm
  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-16.el6_2.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-16.el6_2.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc.rpm
  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-16.el6_2.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-16.el6_2.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-16.el6_2.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-16.el6_2.i686.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information