- Issued:
- 2015-04-15
- Updated:
- 2016-05-09
RHBA-2015:0812 - krb5-auth-dialog bug fix update
Synopsis
krb5-auth-dialog bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated krb5-auth-dialog packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The krb5-auth-dialog packages contain a dialog that warns the user when their Kerberos credentials are about to expire and allows them to renew them.
Kerberos is a networked authentication system which allows clients and servers to authenticate to each other with the help of a trusted third party, the Kerberos key distribution center.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, users could experience a disproportionate increase in memory utilization by krb5-auth-dialog after being logged in on VMware virtual machines for longer periods of time. To fix this bug, a patch has been applied. Now, the krb5-auth-dialog memory leak no longer occurs in this situation. (BZ#848026)
Users of krb5-auth-dialog 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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| 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 - 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
- krb5-auth-dialog-0.13-5.el6.src.rpm
- krb5-auth-dialog-0.13-5.el6.s390x.rpm
- krb5-auth-dialog-0.13-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
- krb5-auth-dialog-0.13-5.el6.i686.rpm
- krb5-auth-dialog-debuginfo-0.13-5.el6.i686.rpm
- krb5-auth-dialog-0.13-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- krb5-auth-dialog-debuginfo-0.13-5.el6.s390x.rpm
- krb5-auth-dialog-debuginfo-0.13-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- krb5-auth-dialog-debuginfo-0.13-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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