- Issued:
- 2012-04-05
- Updated:
- 2012-04-06
RHEA-2012:0460 - libselinux enhancement update
Synopsis
libselinux enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
Enhanced libselinux packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
[Updated 6 Apr 2011] The text of this advisory has been updated to reflect the fact that these packages are not new in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
Security-enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a feature of the Linux kernel and a number of utilities with enhanced security functionality designed to add mandatory access controls to Linux. The Security-enhanced Linux kernel contains new architectural components originally developed to improve the security of the Flask operating system. These architectural components provide general support for the enforcement of many kinds of mandatory access control policies, including those based on the concepts of Type Enforcement, Role-based Access Control, and Multi-level Security. The libselinux library provides an API for SELinux applications to get and set process and file security contexts and to obtain security policy decisions, and is required for any applications that use the SELinux API.
This enhancement update moves the selinux-ruby package from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Optional channels to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 base channels. This update does not make any other changes to these packages. (BZ#810119)
All users who require SELinux should install these enhanced packages.
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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Storage | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | i386 |
| 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 Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | 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 Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | 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 Server - AUS | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- libselinux-devel-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc.rpm
- libselinux-devel-2.0.94-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
- libselinux-debuginfo-2.0.94-5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libselinux-debuginfo-2.0.94-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
- libselinux-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc.rpm
- libselinux-debuginfo-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc.rpm
- libselinux-utils-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libselinux-python-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libselinux-ruby-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libselinux-2.0.94-5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libselinux-static-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libselinux-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390.rpm
- libselinux-debuginfo-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390.rpm
- libselinux-python-2.0.94-5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libselinux-static-2.0.94-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
- libselinux-debuginfo-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libselinux-python-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libselinux-utils-2.0.94-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
- libselinux-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libselinux-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libselinux-devel-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390.rpm
- libselinux-devel-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libselinux-devel-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libselinux-utils-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libselinux-ruby-2.0.94-5.2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libselinux-ruby-2.0.94-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
- libselinux-ruby-2.0.94-5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libselinux-2.0.94-5.2.el6.src.rpm
- libselinux-debuginfo-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libselinux-static-2.0.94-5.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libselinux-devel-2.0.94-5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libselinux-python-2.0.94-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
- libselinux-2.0.94-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
- libselinux-utils-2.0.94-5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libselinux-static-2.0.94-5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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.