Issued:
2012-11-13
Updated:
2012-11-13

RHBA-2012:1457 - ORBit2 bug fix update

Synopsis

ORBit2 bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated ORBit2 packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The ORBit2 packages provide a high-performance Object Request Broker (ORB) for Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). ORBit allows programs to send requests and receive replies from other programs, regardless of where the programs are located. CORBA is a standard that enables communication between program objects, regardless of the programming language and platform used.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • ORBit2 connection code was unable to process the EAGAIN error, which can be returned by an AF_UNIX socket due to too many simultaneous connection requests. This could cause gconfd-2 clients to fail to connect to the gconfd daemon. Consequently, various errors were emitted when logging in to the GNOME 2 session and the server was under a heavy load. This update adds the patch that enables the ORBit2 request broker to wait for the defined time period if the EAGAIN error is received, and then retry to establish the connection. Errors no longer occur when logging in to the GNOME 2 session in this scenario. (BZ#866469)

All users of ORBit2 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 Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.3ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.3s390x
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 Update Support from RHUI6.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.3i386
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

  • ORBit2-devel-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.ppc.rpm
  • ORBit2-debuginfo-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.s390x.rpm
  • ORBit2-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
  • ORBit2-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
  • ORBit2-debuginfo-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
  • ORBit2-devel-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
  • ORBit2-devel-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.s390.rpm
  • ORBit2-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.s390x.rpm
  • ORBit2-devel-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.i686.rpm
  • ORBit2-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.i686.rpm
  • ORBit2-debuginfo-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.i686.rpm
  • ORBit2-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.src.rpm
  • ORBit2-devel-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
  • ORBit2-debuginfo-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.ppc.rpm
  • ORBit2-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.ppc.rpm
  • ORBit2-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.s390.rpm
  • ORBit2-devel-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.s390x.rpm
  • ORBit2-debuginfo-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
  • ORBit2-debuginfo-2.14.17-3.2.el6_3.s390.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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