Issued:
2012-11-26
Updated:
2012-11-26

RHBA-2012:1487 - nss-pam-ldapd bug fix update

Synopsis

nss-pam-ldapd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated nss-pam-ldapd packages that fix a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The nss-pam-ldapd provides the nss-pam-ldapd daemon (nslcd) which uses a directory server to look up name service information on behalf of a lightweight nsswitch module.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • When the nslcd daemon requested access to a large group, a buffer provided by the glibc library could not contain such a group and retried again with a larger buffer to process the operation successfully. However, confusing and redundant error messages were written to the /var/log/message file. This update makes sure that even when glibc provides a buffer that is too small on first attempt in the described scenario, no redundant error messages are returned. (BZ#864365)

All users of nss-pam-ldapd 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 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

  • nss-pam-ldapd-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.ppc.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.s390.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.s390.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.ppc.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.i686.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.ppc64.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.src.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.s390x.rpm
  • nss-pam-ldapd-debuginfo-0.7.5-15.el6_3.2.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information