- Issued:
- 2006-08-09
- Updated:
- 2006-08-09
RHBA-2006:0406 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
util-linux bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated util-linux packages that fix several bugs are now available.
Description
The util-linux package contains a collection of basic system utilities.
This update fixes the following bugs:
- the "umount -a" command unmounted sysfs
- the raw man page had old information about dd
- the mount man page contained a typo
- the NFS man page was incomplete
- the package overwrote PAM config files
- the "sfdisk -l" command tried to open partitions
- the mount program segfaulted when specifying the mount program version
- the foreground mount was not retrying as advertised
All users of util-linux should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to 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 - 182424 - mount program segfaults when specifying mount program version as 2 over nfs
- BZ - 187518 - package overwrites PAM config files
- BZ - 188854 - RHEL4: mount man page clarifications
- BZ - 188981 - RHEL4: "sfdisk -l" tries to open partitions
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.src.rpm | SHA-256: b8db62e05a03b09a3e7ac1c8606816eb27a56c773f0a38778f7392e44c0ebe46 |
x86_64 | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 7f6b9b39853bae3399513949973ee50849937b56dc73294faabf696471394ea4 |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 7f6b9b39853bae3399513949973ee50849937b56dc73294faabf696471394ea4 |
ia64 | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 9c8b5e52785b922ae33be00e451561c5ed56733e3e0ebae36a093ec88aea0311 |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 9c8b5e52785b922ae33be00e451561c5ed56733e3e0ebae36a093ec88aea0311 |
i386 | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.i386.rpm | SHA-256: da07656ba9e207e17e1bb0111b87a5484cbf30135dcd2dcef5877489fa2ba228 |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.i386.rpm | SHA-256: da07656ba9e207e17e1bb0111b87a5484cbf30135dcd2dcef5877489fa2ba228 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.src.rpm | SHA-256: b8db62e05a03b09a3e7ac1c8606816eb27a56c773f0a38778f7392e44c0ebe46 |
x86_64 | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 7f6b9b39853bae3399513949973ee50849937b56dc73294faabf696471394ea4 |
ia64 | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 9c8b5e52785b922ae33be00e451561c5ed56733e3e0ebae36a093ec88aea0311 |
i386 | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.i386.rpm | SHA-256: da07656ba9e207e17e1bb0111b87a5484cbf30135dcd2dcef5877489fa2ba228 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.src.rpm | SHA-256: b8db62e05a03b09a3e7ac1c8606816eb27a56c773f0a38778f7392e44c0ebe46 |
x86_64 | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 7f6b9b39853bae3399513949973ee50849937b56dc73294faabf696471394ea4 |
i386 | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.i386.rpm | SHA-256: da07656ba9e207e17e1bb0111b87a5484cbf30135dcd2dcef5877489fa2ba228 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.src.rpm | SHA-256: b8db62e05a03b09a3e7ac1c8606816eb27a56c773f0a38778f7392e44c0ebe46 |
s390x | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: cb63616e7f4244ebf0decd8407cf3f05e4850a9d42dd985bba8c39a8f57cee63 |
s390 | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.s390.rpm | SHA-256: f369a9dc1b0b58e8374552e1b2892a89391c213410830c324fec89ded69a215b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.src.rpm | SHA-256: b8db62e05a03b09a3e7ac1c8606816eb27a56c773f0a38778f7392e44c0ebe46 |
ppc | |
util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.20.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 791d81958dfe4441203ad7eca57017db95d0ec59a9ae1d467e2fd50bf43f2215 |
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