RHBA-2011:0135 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated gfs2-utils package that fixes various bugs is now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The gfs2-utils package provides the user-space tools necessary to mount, create,
maintain and test GFS2 file systems.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• If you try to mount a gfs file system without enough journals, the error

messages were misleading. The error reporting was improved. (BZ#537201)

• The file system checker for GFS2 (fsck.gfs2) was extremely slow compared to

other fsck utilities. The program was made faster, more thorough and more
correct. (BZ#455300)

• The tool to convert from gfs1 to gfs2 (gfs2_convert) was segfaulting when

converting filesystems of block size 512 bytes.(BZ#568852)

• The tool to convert from gfs1 to gfs2 (gfs2_convert) was using too much memory

for journaled data (jdata) conversion. (BZ#571876)

• The tool to convert from gfs1 to gfs2 (gfs2_convert) was not properly handling

context-dependant path names (CDPNs). (BZ#573795)

• The gfs2 file system checker (fsck.gfs2) was segfaulting if the statfs system

file was missing. (BZ#575968)

• The tool to convert from gfs1 to gfs2 (gfs2_convert) wasn't converting

indirectly-pointed extended attributes correctly. (BZ#576040)

• The tool to convert from gfs1 to gfs2 (gfs2_convert) was not able to convert

full gfs1 filesystems. (BZ#585081)

• The gfs2 quota program (gfs2_quota) was sometimes allowing the quota file

length to become misaligned. (BZ#585085)

• Some RPM build problems were corrected. (BZ#589815)
• The tool to convert from gfs1 to gfs2 (gfs2_convert) wasn't converting the

quota files. (BZ#589820)

• If the gfs2_grow tool was run on a device rather than a mount point it was

improperly failing rather than determining the mount point. (BZ#595488)

• The gfs2 file system checker (fsck.gfs2) was sometimes ending improperly

during journal recovery. (BZ#606468)

• The gfs2_edit tool was returning a good return code (0) when errors occurred

with the restoremeta option. (BZ#607229)

• The gfs2 file system checker (fsck.gfs2) was exiting improperly with

"unaligned access" errors on Itanium architecture. (BZ#608158)

• The gfs2 file system checker (fsck.gfs2) was segfaulting if journals were

missing. (BZ#620384)

• The gfs2 file system checker (fsck.gfs2) was improperly deleting directories

if they got too big. (BZ#624689)

• Attempts to unmount a GFS2 file system failed when other filesystems were

mounted on the same mount point. (BZ#627723)

• The gfs2 file system checker (fsck.gfs2) was improperly truncating directories

with more than 100,000 entries. (BZ#629010)

• The tool to convert from gfs1 to gfs2 (gfs2_convert) was corrupting file

systems when directories got unusually big (internal structure di_height of 3).
(BZ#643099)

As well, this update adds the following enhancements:

• The man page and documentation pertaining to gfs2_convert was updated.

(BZ#588374)

• The tool to convert from gfs1 to gfs2 (gfs2_convert) was enhanced to better

handle resuming after an interrupted conversion. (BZ#636157)

All users of gfs2-utils should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
these issues.

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 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

• BZ - 455300 - fsck.gfs2 is extremely slow compared to other fscks
• BZ - 537201 - Better error reporting when mounting a gfs fs without enough journals
• BZ - 568852 - gfs2_convert segfaults when converting filesystems of blocksize 512 bytes
• BZ - 571876 - GFS2: gfs2_convert uses too much memory for jdata conversion
• BZ - 573795 - gfs2_convert: Fix conversion of gfs1 CDPNs
• BZ - 575968 - gfs2_fsck segfault when statfs system file is missing
• BZ - 576040 - gfs2_convert doesn't convert indirectly-pointed extended attributes correctly
• BZ - 588374 - gfs2_convert manpage and documentation updates
• BZ - 589820 - gfs2_convert doesn't convert quota files
• BZ - 595488 - gfs2_grow /dev/gfs2_vg/lv0 gfs2_grow: Filesystem /dev/gfs2_vg/lv0 is not GFS2.
• BZ - 606468 - gfs2_fsck ends on journal recovery
• BZ - 607229 - gfs2_edit restoremeta should not return 0 on failure
• BZ - 608158 - fsck.gfs2: unaligned access on ia64
• BZ - 620384 - fsck.gfs2 segfaults if journals are missing
• BZ - 624689 - fsck.gfs2 deletes directories if they get too big
• BZ - 629010 - fsck.gfs2 truncates directories with more than 100,000 entries
• BZ - 636157 - gfs2_convert doesn't resume after interrupted conversion
• BZ - 643099 - gfs2_convert: corrupts file system when directory has di_height 3

CVEs

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References

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