Re: [RHEA-2002:024-23] Updated rpm packages available

From: helmut g. katzgraber (dummkopf@physics.ucsc.edu)
Date: 03/26/02


Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:27:55 -0800 (PST)
From: "helmut g. katzgraber" <dummkopf@physics.ucsc.edu>
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com


hi all,

below is the header of redhats latest errata update. since i have
7.2 installed, i tried to upgrade the files listed below which
are the ones one has to install to fix the problems listed in the
errata. i have not tested this for any other combination of
redhat release / architecture.

gnorpm-0.96-12.7x.i386.rpm
kdeadmin-2.2.2-3.i386.rpm
popt-1.6.4-7x.i386.rpm
python-popt-0.8.7-7.x.2.i386.rpm
rpm-4.0.4-7x.i386.rpm
rpm-build-4.0.4-7x.i386.rpm
rpm-devel-4.0.4-7x.i386.rpm
rpm-perl-4.0.4-7x.i386.rpm
rpm-python-4.0.4-7x.i386.rpm
rpm2html-1.7-3.7x.i386.rpm
rpmfind-1.7-4.7x.i386.rpm

here's the problem:

[nacaq /home/dummkopf] rpm -Fvh *.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
        poptmodule.so is needed by up2date-2.7.46-7.x.2

oops. there seems to be a dependency problem. let's check:

[nacaq /home/dummkopf] locate poptmodule.so
/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/poptmodule.so

therefore check which package owns this file:

[nacaq /home/dummkopf] rpm -qf /usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/poptmodule.so
rpm-python-4.0.3-1.03

check what the upgraded rpm rpm-python contains:

[nacaq /home/dummkopf] rpm -qlp rpm-python-4.0.4-7x.i386.rpm | more
/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/rpmmodule.so

looks like redhat renamed something here and did not upgrade the
dependencies. i guess they will have to reissue this advisory
with a fix or a clear installation instruction for the
handicapped, like me...

cheers, h.

[in the meantime i send a note to redhat, along with the
original post of this message to bugtraq, but there has not been
any reaction. while this is not a urgent security issue per se,
being not able to upgrade rpms could be a potential security
issue in the future.]

cc: bugtraq

_______________________________________________________________
Dr. Helmut G. Katzgraber dummkopf@physics.ucdavis.edu
Department of Physics http://nacaq.ucdavis.edu/
University of California, Davis Phone: (+1) 530-752-9855
One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 Fax: (+1) 530-752-4717

bugzilla@redhat.com (2002-03-20 12:38 -0500) wrote:

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Enhancement Advisory
#
# Synopsis: Updated rpm packages available
# Advisory ID: RHEA-2002:024-23
# Issue date: 2002-02-08
# Updated on: 2002-03-20
# Product: Red Hat Linux
# Keywords:
# Cross references:
# Obsoletes:
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------



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