Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1583 - slapi-nis bug fix update

Synopsis

slapi-nis bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated slapi-nis packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The slapi-nis packages contain the NIS server plug-in and the Schema Compatibility plug-in for use with the 389 directory server.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the NIS Server plug-in did not release memory that was used to hold a decoded client request. Consequently, the directory server used an excessive amount of memory as it processed more requests from NIS clients. The bug has been fixed and thus no longer causes memory leaks on the directory server. (BZ#1039942)

  • Due to a bug in slapi-nis plug-in behavior, modifying a directory server entry, such as disabling sudo rules, did previously not correctly add or remove the corresponding NIS map entry or compatibility entry. As a consequence, the intended changes to configuration failed to take effect. With this update, slapi-nis plug-ins notice the configuration changes as expected and update their data accordingly. (BZ#1056648)

Users of slapi-nis are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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 Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • slapi-nis-debuginfo-0.40-6.el6.i686.rpm
  • slapi-nis-0.40-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • slapi-nis-0.40-6.el6.i686.rpm
  • slapi-nis-debuginfo-0.40-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • slapi-nis-0.40-6.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information