RHEL 5 : MRG (RHSA-2014:0261)

low Nessus Plugin ID 76673

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

This is the one-month notification for the retirement of Red Hat Enterprise MRG Version 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This notification applies only to those customers with subscriptions for Red Hat Enterprise MRG Version 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

In accordance with the Red Hat Enterprise MRG Life Cycle policy, the Red Hat Enterprise MRG product, which includes MRG-Messaging, MRG-Realtime, and MRG-Grid, Version 1 offering for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will be retired as of March 31, 2014, and support will no longer be provided.

Accordingly, Red Hat will no longer provide updated packages, including critical impact security patches or urgent priority bug fixes, for MRG-Messaging, MRG-Realtime, and MRG-Grid Version 1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 after that date. In addition, technical support through Red Hat's Global Support Services will no longer be provided for Red Hat Enterprise MRG Version 1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 after March 31, 2014.

We encourage customers to plan their migration from Red Hat Enterprise MRG Version 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 to Red Hat Enterprise MRG Version 2 on either Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. As a benefit of the Red Hat subscription model, customers can use their active Red Hat Enterprise MRG subscriptions to entitle any system on a currently supported version of those products.

Details of the Red Hat Enterprise MRG life cycle can be found here:
https://access.redhat.com/site/support/policy/updates/mrg/

Solution

Update the affected mrg-release package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/site/support/policy/updates/mrg/

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0261

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 76673

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2014-0261.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/22/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mrg-release, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2014

Reference Information

RHSA: 2014:0261