[SECURITY] Fedora EPEL 6 Update: python-keyring-5.0-1.el6

updates at fedoraproject.org updates at fedoraproject.org
Thu Jul 30 04:59:54 UTC 2015


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fedora EPEL Update Notification
FEDORA-EPEL-2015-7165
2015-07-14 14:52:57
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name        : python-keyring
Product     : Fedora EPEL 6
Version     : 5.0
Release     : 1.el6
URL         : http://bitbucket.org/kang/python-keyring-lib/
Summary     : Python 2 library to store and access passwords safely
Description :
The Python keyring lib provides a easy way to access the system keyring
service from python. It can be used in any application that needs safe
password storage.

The keyring services supported by the Python keyring lib:

* **OSXKeychain**: supports the Keychain service in Mac OS X.
* **KDEKWallet**: supports the KDE's Kwallet service.
* **GnomeKeyring**: for GNOME environment.
* **SecretServiceKeyring**: for newer GNOME and KDE environments.
* **WinVaultKeyring**: supports the Windows Credential Vault

Besides these native password storing services provided by operating systems.
Python keyring lib also provides following build-in keyrings.

* **Win32CryptoKeyring**: for Windows 2k+.
* **CryptedFileKeyring**: a command line interface keyring base on PyCrypto.
* **UncryptedFileKeyring**: a keyring which leaves passwords directly in file.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Update Information:

- Update to version 5.0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #881138 - CVE-2012-5577 python-keyring: insecure permissions on configuration file [epel-6]
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881138
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This update can be installed with the "yum" update programs.  Use
su -c 'yum update python-keyring' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

All packages are signed with the Fedora EPEL GPG key.  More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


More information about the epel-package-announce mailing list