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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0698 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0698 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

sysvinit-tools bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An updated sysvinit-tools package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The sysvinit-tools package contains various tools used for process management.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the wall(1) command incorrectly allowed to send 22 lines per

message at once. This update sets the wall(1) command to reflect accurately the
maximum of 20 lines per message. (BZ#619658)

  • Previously, parts of the banner message got cut off when the host name was

longer than expected and the banner limit of 80 characters was exceeded. This
update allows also for longer host names. Now, the banner no longer gets cut
off. (BZ#668476)

All users of sysvinit-tools are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which fixes these bugs.

Solution

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

This update is available via the 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 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 619658 - The wall command's man-page says that the length of the message is limited to 20 lines.
  • BZ - 668476 - wall command cuts the banner unfortunately

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
x86_64
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b6ab8d5f0338781127e818cbe1e45b31c410c027de78ad76cb61b27d6dc8ab63
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b6ab8d5f0338781127e818cbe1e45b31c410c027de78ad76cb61b27d6dc8ab63
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b86118685349e1ce52449fd296ee917f0d53eaaa491793bda4bb1abedad819b
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b86118685349e1ce52449fd296ee917f0d53eaaa491793bda4bb1abedad819b
i386
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3c7c7f6be98da17fc6b7ae4a1a4282d28bf279c18c47487855673f441427ba20
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: fedcf8192b4230570601eae2d102c29c2f94470f8adb102536c6499e9164f59e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
x86_64
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b6ab8d5f0338781127e818cbe1e45b31c410c027de78ad76cb61b27d6dc8ab63
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b86118685349e1ce52449fd296ee917f0d53eaaa491793bda4bb1abedad819b
i386
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3c7c7f6be98da17fc6b7ae4a1a4282d28bf279c18c47487855673f441427ba20
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: fedcf8192b4230570601eae2d102c29c2f94470f8adb102536c6499e9164f59e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
x86_64
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b6ab8d5f0338781127e818cbe1e45b31c410c027de78ad76cb61b27d6dc8ab63
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b86118685349e1ce52449fd296ee917f0d53eaaa491793bda4bb1abedad819b
i386
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3c7c7f6be98da17fc6b7ae4a1a4282d28bf279c18c47487855673f441427ba20
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: fedcf8192b4230570601eae2d102c29c2f94470f8adb102536c6499e9164f59e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
x86_64
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b6ab8d5f0338781127e818cbe1e45b31c410c027de78ad76cb61b27d6dc8ab63
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b86118685349e1ce52449fd296ee917f0d53eaaa491793bda4bb1abedad819b
i386
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3c7c7f6be98da17fc6b7ae4a1a4282d28bf279c18c47487855673f441427ba20
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: fedcf8192b4230570601eae2d102c29c2f94470f8adb102536c6499e9164f59e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
x86_64
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b6ab8d5f0338781127e818cbe1e45b31c410c027de78ad76cb61b27d6dc8ab63
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b86118685349e1ce52449fd296ee917f0d53eaaa491793bda4bb1abedad819b
i386
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3c7c7f6be98da17fc6b7ae4a1a4282d28bf279c18c47487855673f441427ba20
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: fedcf8192b4230570601eae2d102c29c2f94470f8adb102536c6499e9164f59e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
s390x
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 168ede79ff8799211546be186928d2f04cca56317d5e2bb7aae4915226ff9ca3
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 2f40dc4ded0dbee336ead95d9e5a1ee881fb9aac0c8a2ed062ffe3a80eecc289

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
ppc64
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: a78918cdc13749ae532a4058f95c8f02d4002c24d3a943d6b8c63fde222b279a
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: bf684ae91e491cfb22d642a6c48e8ba5f50307892382936635bb16a6ead08ee0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
x86_64
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b6ab8d5f0338781127e818cbe1e45b31c410c027de78ad76cb61b27d6dc8ab63
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b86118685349e1ce52449fd296ee917f0d53eaaa491793bda4bb1abedad819b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
s390x
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 168ede79ff8799211546be186928d2f04cca56317d5e2bb7aae4915226ff9ca3
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 2f40dc4ded0dbee336ead95d9e5a1ee881fb9aac0c8a2ed062ffe3a80eecc289

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
x86_64
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b6ab8d5f0338781127e818cbe1e45b31c410c027de78ad76cb61b27d6dc8ab63
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b86118685349e1ce52449fd296ee917f0d53eaaa491793bda4bb1abedad819b
i386
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3c7c7f6be98da17fc6b7ae4a1a4282d28bf279c18c47487855673f441427ba20
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: fedcf8192b4230570601eae2d102c29c2f94470f8adb102536c6499e9164f59e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
sysvinit-2.87-4.dsf.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e7c5601c374e3ab8e50a8ca3afde64b4244724878be31cd251c1b6db3656c38b
s390x
sysvinit-debuginfo-2.87-4.dsf.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 168ede79ff8799211546be186928d2f04cca56317d5e2bb7aae4915226ff9ca3
sysvinit-tools-2.87-4.dsf.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 2f40dc4ded0dbee336ead95d9e5a1ee881fb9aac0c8a2ed062ffe3a80eecc289

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