- Issued:
- 2013-08-20
- Updated:
- 2013-08-20
RHBA-2013:1168 - authd bug fix update
Synopsis
authd bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated authd packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The authd package contains a small and fast RFC 1413 Ident Protocol daemon with both xinetd server and interactive modes that supports IPv6 and IPv4 as well as the more popular features of pidentd.
This update fixes the following bug:
- If authd encountered a negative UID when reading a /proc/net/tcp entry then it stopped reading at that point, and failed to identify the connection it was looking for. Consequently, authd returned a "non-existent user" error response. With this update, the handling of negative UID values in authd is modified, and authd correctly reports a valid user. (BZ#994118)
Users of authd 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/site/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) | 2.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise | 2.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | i386 |
| 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 Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | 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 - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.4 | i386 |
| 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 Server - AUS | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- authd-debuginfo-1.4.3-31.el6_4.i686.rpm
- authd-1.4.3-31.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
- authd-debuginfo-1.4.3-31.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
- authd-debuginfo-1.4.3-31.el6_4.s390x.rpm
- authd-debuginfo-1.4.3-31.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
- authd-1.4.3-31.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
- authd-1.4.3-31.el6_4.i686.rpm
- authd-1.4.3-31.el6_4.s390x.rpm
- authd-1.4.3-31.el6_4.src.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.