Issued:

2013-01-07

Updated:

2013-01-07

RHBA-2013:0105 - yum-rhn-plugin bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

yum-rhn-plugin bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated yum-rhn-plugin package that fixes one bug and adds two enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The yum-rhn-plugin package allows the Yum package manager to access content from Red Hat Network.

This update fixes the following bug:

• The timeout option in the /etc/yum.conf file allows the system administrator to specify how many seconds the yum package manager waits for a connection before it times out. Previously, rhnplugin ignored this value, which could occasionally cause it to time out during communication with Red Hat Network, especially in a slow network environment. This update corrects this error, and rhnplugin now respects the timeout value set for all yum repositories as expected. (BZ#783958)

As well, this update adds the following enhancements:

• Prior to this update, it was not possible to set global settings for rhnplugin that would apply to all channels the system is subscribed to. Now channels inherit the global settings by default, but the settings can be overridden if desired. (BZ#799732)

• This update improves the messaging of rhnplugin to incorporate receiving content from Red Hat Subscription Manager. (BZ#830194)

All users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug and adds these enhancements.

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

Updated Packages

• yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.src.rpm
• yum-rhn-plugin-0.5.4-29.el5.noarch.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 830194

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.