Issued:
2013-02-20
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2013:0371 - python-rhsm bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

python-rhsm bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated python-rhsm packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The python-rhsm packages contain a library for communicating with the representational state transfer (REST) interface of Red Hat's subscription and content service. This interface is used by the Subscription Management tools for management of system entitlements, certificates, and access to content.

The python-rhsm packages have been upgraded to upstream version 1.1.7, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#860306)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

  • This enhancement allows the opportunity to add the value of the subscription-manager version to the X-HTTP header field. (BZ#790481)

All users of python-rhsm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
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

  • python-rhsm-debuginfo-1.1.8-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.1.8-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • python-rhsm-debuginfo-1.1.8-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.1.8-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.1.8-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.1.8-1.el6.src.rpm
  • python-rhsm-1.1.8-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • python-rhsm-debuginfo-1.1.8-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • python-rhsm-debuginfo-1.1.8-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information