Issued:
2012-02-20
Updated:
2012-02-20

RHEA-2012:0293 - rng-utils enhancement update

Synopsis

rng-utils enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated rng-utils package that adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The rng-utils package provides random number generator utilities for user space, such as the rngd daemon.

This update adds the following enhancement:

  • A new "-i" (or "--ignorefail") command line option is now supported by the rngd daemon. This option allows rngd to ignore repeated warning messages about failed FIPS checks. Additionally, the rngd(8) manual page has been updated to provide a description of this newly added option. (BZ#754290)

All users of rng-utils are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds this enhancement.

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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • rng-utils-2.0-5.el5.i386.rpm
  • rng-utils-2.0-5.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • rng-utils-2.0-5.el5.s390x.rpm
  • rng-utils-2.0-5.el5.ia64.rpm
  • rng-utils-2.0-5.el5.src.rpm
  • rng-utils-2.0-5.el5.ppc.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information