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:
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# 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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