RHBA-2005:619 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated lockdev package that fixes a bug is now available.

Description

Lockdev provides a reliable way to put an exclusive lock to devices
using both FSSTND and SVr4 methods.

Previously, the lockdev command did not support 3-component device pathnames
(e.g /dev/input/ttyACM0). This has been fixed.

All users of lockdev should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
this issue.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 149468 - RHEL4: lockdev errs on /dev/input/ttyACM0 (3-component pathname)

CVEs

(none)

References

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