Modified RPM Packages from RHEL 5.2

Check Point modified the RPM packages listed below that are part of the RHEL 5.2 distribution.

Note - Check Point removed the manual files (man pages) and the language localization files.

List of modified RPM packages:

#	RPM	Changes
1	`bind-utils`	The '`libs`' package is not installed. The Development SDK is not installed. Added fixes for several CVEs from RHEL 5.11 distribution.
2	`cracklib`	Fixed a "password" bug.
3	`ftp:(ftp client)`	Passive FTP client ('`pftp`') is not installed.
4	`gdbm`	Required by RPM. The Development SDK is not installed.
5	`glib`	Only the necessary component ('`libglib`') is installed. The Development SDK is not installed.
6	`initscripts`	"Pretty" boot with progress dots on the VGA console (no graphical boot). Removed the Red Hat network configuration scripts. A different shell reads a password. Added a control for the LED to show the machine state. Configured the Logical Volume Management (LVM2) at startup. Configured GRUB2 at start-up. Adaption to support new Check Point hardware. Suppressed irrelevant messages. Added support for new network cards. DPDK support. Network stack bug fixes. UDEV rules for VirtIO update. Changed names of core dump files.
7	`kexec-tools`	The `kdump` process creates the `dmesg` file together with the core dump file.
8	`kudzu`	Fixed bugs with installation and configuration on some devices (SCSI bus crash, network interfaces recognition, Adaptec NIC configuration, and other bugs). Fixed bugs related to Ethernet number for NIC. Fixed bugs related to interface names. Added support for VirtIO disk driver.
9	`linux-firmware`	Added the '`esp-ah.pkg`' for the I40E driver.
10	`MAKEDEV`	Changes to contain only supported devices in `/dev/` (no entries for graphical cards, sound cards, mouse, and so on).
11	`microcode_ctl`	Removed the '`modeprobe`' of the microcode (because it is built-in into the kernel).
12	`mkinitrd`	Support for Check Point boot menu. Root device on an LVM volume is handled directly from '`nash`'. Removed the '`strip`' command that does not support the 64-bit `*.ko` files. Cloud support. Adjusted for SCSI driver.
13	`ncusers`	Reduced the size of the '`terminfo`' database to several useful entries. The development components are not installed.
14	`net-tools`	Fixed bugs related to configuration of netmask and of NIC states.
15	`openlldp`	Fixed bugs related to memory allocation. Fixed bugs that cause crashes. Adaptions to Check Point products.
16	`ppp`	Fixed CVE-2020-8597 (a buffer overflow vulnerability).
17	`pptp-client`	Not a Red Hat RPM. Imported from the Mandrake Linux.
18	`rp-pppoe`	Removed configuration settings.
19	`rpm`	Excluded the '`libs`' package that contains RPM shared libraries. Added the POPT Development SDK. If Python can use the RPM libraries, the POSIX Mutexes are disabled. Excluded the RPM build package. Patch to enable installation of 32-bit and 64-bit RPMs. Output enhancement to show the CPU architecture.
20	`setup`	Removed some user accounts from the `/etc/passwd` and `/etc/groups` files. Log out the user after three minutes of unattended prompt (in Bash). Generation of core dump files is enabled by default. Added aliases for the '`ll`' and '`take.info`' commands. DPDK support. Added warning when signing-in to the Expert mode (Bash shell) if GRUB2 password was not changed. Bug fixes in MDPS feature.
21	`shadow-utils`	Added a patch to support a period "." character in a user / group name.
22	`sharutils`	Includes only the '`uuencode`' and '`uudecode`'.
23	`telnet`	The telnet server is not installed by default. If the telnet server is installed, then it is disabled by default.
24	`udev`	Adaption to new Check Point hardware. Bug fix in interface naming.
25	`vixiecron`	Uses the '`logger`' as an alternative to sending a mail.
26	`xinetd`	No services by default.
27	`zlib`	No services by default.