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RHEL 2.1 : up2date (RHSA-2003:268)

high Nessus Plugin ID 12418

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

New versions of the up2date and rhn_register clients are available and are required for continued access to Red Hat Network.

The rhn_register and up2date packages contain the software necessary to take advantage of Red Hat Network functionality.

This erratum includes an updated RHNS-CA-CERT file, which contains a new CA certificate. This new certificate is needed so that up2date can continue to communicate with Red Hat Network after 28 August 2003.
Without this updated certificate, users will see SSL Connection Errors reported by up2date or rhn_register.

All users must upgrade to these erratum packages in order to continue to use Red Hat Network. This includes both interactive use of up2date, as well as actions scheduled by the RHN website.

Solution

Update the affected up2date and / or up2date-gnome packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:268

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12418

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2003-268.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/6/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:up2date-gnome, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:up2date

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2003

Reference Information

RHSA: 2003:268