Issued:
2015-07-22
Updated:
2015-07-22

RHBA-2015:1283 - libica bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

libica bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated libica packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The libica library contains a set of functions and utilities for accessing the IBM eServer Cryptographic Accelerator (ICA) hardware on IBM System z.

The libica packages have been upgraded to upstream version 2.4.2, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version, including improved statistics tracking of cryptographic requests issued by libica, increased security of the cryptography library, and enhanced usability that enables better monitoring and debugging of the cryptography stack on IBM System z. (BZ#1148124)

Users of libica are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

Solution

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x

Updated Packages

  • libica-debuginfo-2.4.2-2.el6.s390.rpm
  • libica-2.4.2-2.el6.src.rpm
  • libica-2.4.2-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libica-devel-2.4.2-2.el6.s390.rpm
  • libica-debuginfo-2.4.2-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libica-devel-2.4.2-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libica-2.4.2-2.el6.s390.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information