Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhba:def:20152161
Revision Date:2015-11-19Version:638
Title:RHBA-2015:2161: libcap-ng bug fix and enhancement update (Important)
Description:The libcap-ng library is designed to make programming with POSIX capabilities easier. It is shipped with utilities to analyze the POSIX capabilities of all running applications, as well as tools to set the file system-based capabilities.

  • The libcap-ng packages have been upgraded to upstream version 0.7.5, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#1185610)

    Users of libcap-ng are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2014-3215
    RHBA-2015:2161
    RHBA-2015:2161-03
    RHBA-2015:2161
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (please do not use for >= RHEL-7.5)
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
  • AND
  • libcap-ng is earlier than 0:0.7.5-4.el7
  • AND libcap-ng is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libcap-ng-devel is earlier than 0:0.7.5-4.el7
  • AND libcap-ng-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libcap-ng-python is earlier than 0:0.7.5-4.el7
  • AND libcap-ng-python is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libcap-ng-utils is earlier than 0:0.7.5-4.el7
  • AND libcap-ng-utils is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • Definition Synopsis
  • Release Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Client is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ComputeNode is installed
  • AND Package Information
  • libcap-ng is earlier than 0:0.7.5-4.el7
  • AND libcap-ng is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • OR
  • libcap-ng-python is earlier than 0:0.7.5-4.el7
  • AND libcap-ng-python is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • OR
  • libcap-ng-utils is earlier than 0:0.7.5-4.el7
  • AND libcap-ng-utils is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • OR
  • libcap-ng-devel is earlier than 0:0.7.5-4.el7
  • AND libcap-ng-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • BACK