Recommended update for SUSE Manager Server 2.1

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SUSE Manager Server 2.1
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0935-1
Rating: moderate
References: #872298 #872351 #879998 #880001 #880081 #880327 #880388 #881522 #881711
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Server

  • An update that has 9 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This collective update for SUSE Manager Server 2.1 provides the following
    fixes and enhancements:

    auditlog-keeper:

    * Fix value too long for type character varying(2048). (bnc#872351)

    osad:

    * Call python using the -s option.

    rhnlib:

    * Ensure bytes strings are sent to pyOpenSSL. (bnc#880388)

    rhnpush:

    * Add default path structure to proxy lookaside that avoids collisions.
    * Make rhnpush backwards-compatible with old spacewalk-proxy.

    spacecmd:

    * Added option to force deployment of a config channel to all
    subscribed systems.
    * Added last boot message in system_details command.
    * Updated kickstart_import documentation.
    * Added kickstart_import_raw command.

    spacewalk-backend:

    * Additional spacewalk backend methods and capability needed.
    * Spacewalk changes needed to support collisionless proxy lookaside.

    spacewalk-branding:

    * CVE patches adapted for colour blind users. (bnc#872298)
    * Underline in icons is removed. (bnc#880001)

    spacewalk-java:

    * New page added for viewing channels a repo is associated to.
    * Allow pasting of keys into textarea.
    * Provide a faster systemgroup.listSystemsMinimal API method.
    * Disable caching of Locale between page loads.
    * Add spacewalk-report for systems with extra packages.
    * Improve performance of Systems with Extra Packages query.
    * System Event History page: fix link to pending events on Oracle
    databases.
    * Fix human dates now() staying unmodified. (bnc#880081)
    * Escape package name to prevent from script injection.
    * Allow for null evr and archs on event history detail. (bnc#880327)
    * Disable form autocompletion in some places. (bnc#879998)
    * Add errata type selection to SSM page.
    * Fix datepicker time at xx:xx PM pre-filled with xx:xx AM.
    (bnc#881522)

    spacewalk-reports:

    * Use base_channel_id and child_channel_id instead of channel_id in
    activation_key report.
    * Added channel- and server-group-ids to activation-keys.
    * Spacewalk-report fix allows all activation-key info to live in one
    report.
    * Added spacewalk-report for systems with extra packages.

    spacewalk-setup:

    * Setup /etc/sudoers in SUSE Manager upgrade scripts (bnc#881711)

    spacewalk-utils:

    * Fixed spacewalk-hostname-rename to work with PostgreSQL backend.
    * Added limitation of spacewalk-clone-by-date for RHEL4 and earlier.

    spacewalk-web:

    * Add development_environment to rhn_web.conf.

    susemanager-schema:

    * Index for user_id on wupi table speeds up errata mailer.
    * Copy upstream schema migration to SUSE Manager schema upgrade.

    susemanager:

    * Update the sudoers file after SUSE Manager upgrade. (bnc#881711)
    * Fix oracle2postgres.sh (database configuration).

    How to apply this update:

    1. Log in as root user to the SUSE Manager server. 2. Stop the
    Spacewalk service: spacewalk-service stop 3. Apply the patch using either
    zypper patch or YaST Online Update. 4. Upgrade the database schema with
    spacewalk-schema-upgrade 5. Start the Spacewalk service: spacewalk-service
    start

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Manager Server:
      zypper in -t patch sleman21-suse-manager-21-201406-9430

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Server (x86_64):
      • release-notes-susemanager-2.1.0-0.28.10
      • rhnlib-2.5.69.4-0.7.4
      • spacecmd-2.1.25.3-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-app-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-applet-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-config-files-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-config-files-common-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-config-files-tool-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-iss-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-iss-export-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-libs-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-package-push-server-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-server-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-sql-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-sql-oracle-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-sql-postgresql-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-tools-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-xml-export-libs-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-backend-xmlrpc-2.1.55.8-0.7.6
      • spacewalk-branding-2.1.33.7-0.7.3
      • susemanager-2.1.11-0.7.7
      • susemanager-tools-2.1.11-0.7.7
    • SUSE Manager Server (noarch):
      • auditlog-keeper-0.2.3+git.1401721172.4d6e37e-0.7.14
      • auditlog-keeper-rdbms-0.2.3+git.1401721172.4d6e37e-0.7.14
      • auditlog-keeper-spacewalk-validator-0.2.3+git.1401721172.4d6e37e-0.7.14
      • auditlog-keeper-syslog-0.2.3+git.1401721172.4d6e37e-0.7.14
      • auditlog-keeper-xmlout-0.2.3+git.1401721172.4d6e37e-0.7.14
      • osa-dispatcher-5.11.33.3-0.7.4
      • perl-auditlog-keeper-client-0.2.3+git.1401721172.4d6e37e-0.7.14
      • rhnpush-5.5.71.5-0.7.7
      • spacewalk-base-2.1.60.7-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-base-minimal-2.1.60.7-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-base-minimal-config-2.1.60.7-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-grail-2.1.60.7-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-html-2.1.60.7-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-java-2.1.165.6-0.7.3
      • spacewalk-java-config-2.1.165.6-0.7.3
      • spacewalk-java-lib-2.1.165.6-0.7.3
      • spacewalk-java-oracle-2.1.165.6-0.7.3
      • spacewalk-java-postgresql-2.1.165.6-0.7.3
      • spacewalk-pxt-2.1.60.7-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-reports-2.1.14.5-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-setup-2.1.14.5-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-sniglets-2.1.60.7-0.7.4
      • spacewalk-taskomatic-2.1.165.6-0.7.3
      • spacewalk-utils-2.1.27.7-0.7.4
      • susemanager-schema-2.1.50.6-0.7.4

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/872298
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/872351
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/879998
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/880001
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/880081
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/880327
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/880388
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/881522
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/881711
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=76ba37c7b7c90220c9d930b2137f7581