Synopsis

util-linux bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix 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:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

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