====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: ca-certificates security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2011:1248-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1248.html
Issue date:        2011-09-02
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1. Summary:

An updated ca-certificates package that fixes one security issue is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch

3. Description:

This package contains the set of CA certificates chosen by the Mozilla
Foundation for use with the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

It was found that a Certificate Authority (CA) issued fraudulent HTTPS
certificates. This update removes that CA's root certificate from the
ca-certificates package, rendering any HTTPS certificates signed by that CA
as untrusted. (BZ#734381)

All users should upgrade to this updated package. After installing the
update, all applications using the ca-certificates package must be
restarted for the changes to take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

734381 - Remove DigiNotar CA cert from RHEL packages

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:

noarch:
ca-certificates-2010.63-3.el6_1.5.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

Source:

noarch:
ca-certificates-2010.63-3.el6_1.5.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:

noarch:
ca-certificates-2010.63-3.el6_1.5.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:

noarch:
ca-certificates-2010.63-3.el6_1.5.noarch.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2011 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: 2011:1248-01: ca-certificates: Important Advisory

An updated ca-certificates package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Summary

This package contains the set of CA certificates chosen by the Mozilla Foundation for use with the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
It was found that a Certificate Authority (CA) issued fraudulent HTTPS certificates. This update removes that CA's root certificate from the ca-certificates package, rendering any HTTPS certificates signed by that CA as untrusted. (BZ#734381)
All users should upgrade to this updated package. After installing the update, all applications using the ca-certificates package must be restarted for the changes to take effect.



Summary


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: ca-certificates-2010.63-3.el6_1.5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: ca-certificates-2010.63-3.el6_1.5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: ca-certificates-2010.63-3.el6_1.5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
noarch: ca-certificates-2010.63-3.el6_1.5.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package


Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:1248-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1248.html
Issued Date: : 2011-09-02

Topic

An updated ca-certificates package that fixes one security issue is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact.


Topic


 

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch


Bugs Fixed

734381 - Remove DigiNotar CA cert from RHEL packages


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