Issued:
2015-03-10
Updated:
2016-05-09

RHBA-2015:0671 - chkconfig bug fix update

Synopsis

chkconfig bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated chkconfig packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The basic system utility chkconfig updates and queries runlevel information for system services.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, when the chkconfig utility modified a file in the /etc/xinetd.d/ directory, it set the file permissions to "644" and the SELinux context to "root:object_r:etc_t". Such permissions, however, do not adhere to the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), which requires files in /etc/xinetd.d/ to be unreadable by other users. With this update, chkconfig ensures that the xinetd files it modifies have the "600" permissions and the correct SELinux context is preserved. (BZ#965103)

Users of chkconfig 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.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/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

  • ntsysv-1.3.49.3-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • chkconfig-1.3.49.3-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • chkconfig-1.3.49.3-5.el6.src.rpm
  • chkconfig-debuginfo-1.3.49.3-5.el6.s390x.rpm
  • chkconfig-debuginfo-1.3.49.3-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • chkconfig-debuginfo-1.3.49.3-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • ntsysv-1.3.49.3-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • chkconfig-1.3.49.3-5.el6.s390x.rpm
  • ntsysv-1.3.49.3-5.el6.s390x.rpm
  • chkconfig-debuginfo-1.3.49.3-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • chkconfig-1.3.49.3-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • ntsysv-1.3.49.3-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • chkconfig-1.3.49.3-5.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information