Issued:
2015-11-19
Updated:
2015-11-19

RHBA-2015:2380 - rhnsd bug fix update

Synopsis

rhnsd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated rhnsd packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

The rhnsd packages provide the Red Hat Network Services Daemon, a system service that automatically queries the Red Hat Network servers, determines which packages on the machine need to be updated, and performs appropriate actions.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the rhnsd packages were built without the Position-Independent Executable (PIE) and RELocation Read-Only (RELRO) flags. The absence of these flags caused security risk. Now, rhnsd is built with these flags. As a result, rhnsd is better secured. (BZ#1092518)

  • Previously, if the rhnsd service was unable to find a system ID file, the rhnsd.init script exited with an error. This update modifies rhnsd.init, which now exits gracefully. (BZ#1138939)

Users of rhnsd 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.

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

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.5ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.4ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.3ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.2ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian7ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.7ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.5ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.4ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.3ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems7s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.7s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.3s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.4ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.3ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian7ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)7s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop7x86_64

Updated Packages

  • rhnsd-debuginfo-5.0.13-5.el7.aarch64.rpm
  • rhnsd-5.0.13-5.el7.src.rpm
  • rhnsd-5.0.13-5.el7.aarch64.rpm
  • rhnsd-5.0.13-5.el7.s390x.rpm
  • rhnsd-5.0.13-5.el7.ppc64.rpm
  • rhnsd-debuginfo-5.0.13-5.el7.ppc64.rpm
  • rhnsd-5.0.13-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm
  • rhnsd-debuginfo-5.0.13-5.el7.s390x.rpm
  • rhnsd-debuginfo-5.0.13-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
  • rhnsd-debuginfo-5.0.13-5.el7.ppc64le.rpm
  • rhnsd-5.0.13-5.el7.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

Additional information