- Issued:
- 2013-02-20
- Updated:
- 2013-02-20
RHBA-2013:0495 - ntp bug fix update
Synopsis
ntp bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
Updated ntp packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's time with a referenced time source.
This update fixes the following bug:
- When at least one system network interface had an IPv6 address and the network service was stopped or started, the ntpd daemon could terminate unexpectedly. This happened if the ntpd service attempted to read the device addresses at the moment when the network service had managed to configure only the IPv6 address of the first device. With this update, the underlying library function has been fixed and the daemon no longer crashes in the scenario described. (BZ#875798)
All users of ntp 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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- ntp-perl-4.2.4p8-3.el6.i686.rpm
- ntpdate-4.2.4p8-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
- ntp-4.2.4p8-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
- ntp-4.2.4p8-3.el6.src.rpm
- ntp-4.2.4p8-3.el6.s390x.rpm
- ntp-4.2.4p8-3.el6.i686.rpm
- ntpdate-4.2.4p8-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
- ntp-4.2.4p8-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
- ntp-debuginfo-4.2.4p8-3.el6.i686.rpm
- ntpdate-4.2.4p8-3.el6.i686.rpm
- ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-3.el6.noarch.rpm
- ntpdate-4.2.4p8-3.el6.s390x.rpm
- ntp-perl-4.2.4p8-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
- ntp-perl-4.2.4p8-3.el6.s390x.rpm
- ntp-debuginfo-4.2.4p8-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
- ntp-perl-4.2.4p8-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
- ntp-debuginfo-4.2.4p8-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
- ntp-debuginfo-4.2.4p8-3.el6.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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