RHBA-2011:0108 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated hal packages that fix two bugs and add an enhancement are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The HAL daemon collects and maintains information about the hardware on the
system from several sources, and provides a live device list through D-BUS.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Prior to this update, the "noexec" option was enforced when mounting CDs,

preventing scripts on that media from being run automatically. However, this
also prevented applications that rely on executing from media from working
correctly. Since the intended level of protection provided by this feature is
minimal, and there are other ways to achieve it, the feature has been removed
and the "noexec" option is no longer enforced. (BZ#480716)

• Previously, it was possible to mount both data CDs and DVDs, even though the

"storage.policy.should_mount" option was set to "false". As a result, system
administrators were unable to disable mounting of such media. This error has
been fixed, and the "storage.policy.should_mount" option now works as expected.
(BZ#454923)

As well, this update adds the following enhancement:

• System administrators can now set additional command line options that are

passed to the daemon by creating the /etc/sysconfig/haldaemon file. This allows
users to increase the child timeout value if a large number of devices are
attached to the system. (BZ#576045)

Users of are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these
issues and add this enhancement.

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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/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 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 Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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