- Issued:
- 2007-12-10
- Updated:
- 2007-12-10
RHBA-2007:1071 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
sysreport bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated sysreport package that fixes a bug is now available.
Description
The sysreport package contains a utility that gathers information about a
system's hardware and configuration. The information can then be used for
diagnostic purposes and debugging. Sysreport is commonly used to help
support technicians and developers by providing a "snapshot" of a
system's current layout.
This updated version of sysreport addresses an issue in which sysreport
gathered stack traces from currently running proceses by default. This
potentially-dangerous behavior has been made optional, requiring the
"-sysrq" option to be passed to sysreport.
Users of sysreport are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which resolves this issue.
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.
For information on how to manually install or remove packages, refer to the
following link:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 348981 - sysreport issues sysrq-t by default - this is dangerous
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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