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)