RHBA-2009:1511 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated coreutils package that fixes a regression in the df command is
now available.

Description

The coreutils package contains core GNU utilities. It is a combination of
the old GNU fileutils, sh-utils, and textutils packages.

This update fixes the following bug:

• the coreutils update included with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4

introduced a regression in the df command. Running "df -l" with a specific
device specified (for example, "df -l /dev/hda1") resulted in a "Permission
denied" message for regular users. This update corrects the regression:
specifying a device now works for regular users as it did previously. Note:
running "df -l" to list all devices was not affected by this bug: it worked
as expected previously and continues to do so subsequent to this update.
(BZ#528641)

All coreutils users should upgrade to this updated package, which addresses
this regression.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.4 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 528641 - df -l <device> as regular user cause "Permission denied"

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)