Issued:
2012-04-16
Updated:
2012-04-16

RHEA-2012:0484 - libgcrypt enhancement update

Synopsis

libgcrypt enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated libgcrypt packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms.

This update adds the following enhancement:

  • With Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode enabled, the libgcrypt library always started in the soft FIPS mode which allows applications to use the MD5 cryptographic hash algorithm. The libgcrypt API previously did not allow the library to programmatically switch from the soft FIPS mode to the enforced FIPS mode. With this update, if the application does not need MD5 support for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol or non-cryptographic purposes, libgcrypt can be preset in the enforced FIPS mode. (BZ#810319)

All users of libgcrypt 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

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

  • libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.s390.rpm
  • libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.ppc64.rpm
  • libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
  • libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.s390.rpm
  • libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
  • libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.src.rpm
  • libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.ppc64.rpm
  • libgcrypt-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
  • libgcrypt-devel-1.4.4-5.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information