- Issued:
- 2011-12-06
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHEA-2011:1733 - fipscheck enhancement update
Synopsis
fipscheck enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory (none)
Topic
Updated fipscheck packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The fipscheck library is used to verify the integrity of modules validated under FIPS-140-2. The fipscheck package provides helper binaries for creating and verifying HMAC-SHA256 checksum files.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- Prior to this update, the fipscheck library was linked without support for read-only relocations (RELRO) flags. The updated fipscheck packages are now provided with partial RELRO support. (BZ#727277)
Users of fipscheck are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| 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
- fipscheck-1.2.0-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
- fipscheck-devel-1.2.0-7.el6.s390.rpm
- fipscheck-devel-1.2.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm
- fipscheck-1.2.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm
- fipscheck-debuginfo-1.2.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm
- fipscheck-1.2.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
- fipscheck-lib-1.2.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm
- fipscheck-debuginfo-1.2.0-7.el6.ppc.rpm
- fipscheck-debuginfo-1.2.0-7.el6.s390.rpm
- fipscheck-devel-1.2.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
- fipscheck-debuginfo-1.2.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
- fipscheck-lib-1.2.0-7.el6.ppc.rpm
- fipscheck-lib-1.2.0-7.el6.s390.rpm
- fipscheck-devel-1.2.0-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
- fipscheck-debuginfo-1.2.0-7.el6.i686.rpm
- fipscheck-lib-1.2.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
- fipscheck-devel-1.2.0-7.el6.ppc.rpm
- fipscheck-lib-1.2.0-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
- fipscheck-lib-1.2.0-7.el6.i686.rpm
- fipscheck-debuginfo-1.2.0-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
- fipscheck-1.2.0-7.el6.i686.rpm
- fipscheck-devel-1.2.0-7.el6.i686.rpm
- fipscheck-1.2.0-7.el6.src.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
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Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.