Issued:
2008-05-20
Updated:
2008-05-20

RHSA-2008:0264 - Moderate: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update

Synopsis

Moderate: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

Red Hat Network Satellite Server version 5.0.2 is now available. This update includes fixes for a number of security issues in Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client components.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Description

This release corrects several security vulnerabilities in various components shipped as part of the Red Hat Network Satellite Server Solaris client. In a typical operating environment, these components are not used by the Satellite Server in a vulnerable manner. These security updates will reduce risk should these components be used by other applications.

Two denial-of-service flaws were fixed in ZLib. (CVE-2005-2096, CVE-2005-1849)

Multiple flaws were fixed in OpenSSL. (CVE-2006-4343, CVE-2006-4339, CVE-2006-3738, CVE-2006-2940, CVE-2006-2937, CVE-2005-2969)

Multiple flaws were fixed in Python. (CVE-2007-4965, CVE-2007-2052, CVE-2006-4980, CVE-2006-1542)

Users of Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.0.1 are advised to upgrade to 5.0.2, which resolves these issues.

Solution

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.http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/satellite/Red_Hat_Network_Satellite-5.0.0/html/Installation_Guide/s1-maintenance-update.html

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Network Satellite 4.2,5.0 (for RHEL Server)5.0i386

Updated Packages

  • rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.0.2-3.noarch.rpm
  • rhn_solaris_bootstrap_5_0_2_3-1-0.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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