- Issued:
- 2011-05-19
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHBA-2011:0753 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
autofs bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated autofs package that fixes numerous bugs is now available.
Description
The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The automount
daemon automatically mounts file systems as they are used, and unmounts them
when they are not busy.
These updated autofs packages include numerous bug fixes. Space precludes
documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 Technical Notes for information on the most significant
of these changes:
https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.1_Technical_Notes/index.html
All users of autofs are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
provide numerous bug fixes.
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 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 6 x86_64
- 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 - 616426 - autofs initscript should implement force-reload and try-restart
- BZ - 624444 - 'Restart' option does not work for autofs initd script
- BZ - 650009 - automount hangs on startup when started with an already mounted cifs share
- BZ - 666340 - autofs handle isspace() char incorrectly
- BZ - 700691 - autofs sometimes stops expiring mounts
CVEs
(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 | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| x86_64 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c40842abf948ac635f456fe95edebe0f6d96824746bb849d4522c098a48260c |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c40842abf948ac635f456fe95edebe0f6d96824746bb849d4522c098a48260c |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b83b9075ce5c39e9da462966741d8d759c072dc9668966136517641f07902cb9 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b83b9075ce5c39e9da462966741d8d759c072dc9668966136517641f07902cb9 |
| i386 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 391746ff0477155f2b504148f2396286b720df599ea6521ed79bc340a7484578 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 1a609e6d39d21c0689c1adfbaaed63379c8657d33dcffadef5f15628df593c2f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| x86_64 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c40842abf948ac635f456fe95edebe0f6d96824746bb849d4522c098a48260c |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b83b9075ce5c39e9da462966741d8d759c072dc9668966136517641f07902cb9 |
| i386 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 391746ff0477155f2b504148f2396286b720df599ea6521ed79bc340a7484578 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 1a609e6d39d21c0689c1adfbaaed63379c8657d33dcffadef5f15628df593c2f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| x86_64 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c40842abf948ac635f456fe95edebe0f6d96824746bb849d4522c098a48260c |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b83b9075ce5c39e9da462966741d8d759c072dc9668966136517641f07902cb9 |
| i386 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 391746ff0477155f2b504148f2396286b720df599ea6521ed79bc340a7484578 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 1a609e6d39d21c0689c1adfbaaed63379c8657d33dcffadef5f15628df593c2f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| x86_64 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c40842abf948ac635f456fe95edebe0f6d96824746bb849d4522c098a48260c |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b83b9075ce5c39e9da462966741d8d759c072dc9668966136517641f07902cb9 |
| i386 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 391746ff0477155f2b504148f2396286b720df599ea6521ed79bc340a7484578 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 1a609e6d39d21c0689c1adfbaaed63379c8657d33dcffadef5f15628df593c2f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| s390x | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 94fa076ce4680b735bc75f515c45b1913f979bcc1407bbea417de6bbdbebe2d7 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 4a2f61f22c8590d728f4bbe6bee4fce1142a2b716d6c63a42352c010d2e9f440 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| ppc64 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 7b7d5685d35d585bb974f00eed65ea7ae90317cc4cf54b5d4b2bfe3192e783c8 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 2ae7a929626561d2e615de93aaf5cc71a248fd5f6f375bfddf6e118abc73ce0f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| x86_64 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c40842abf948ac635f456fe95edebe0f6d96824746bb849d4522c098a48260c |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b83b9075ce5c39e9da462966741d8d759c072dc9668966136517641f07902cb9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| x86_64 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c40842abf948ac635f456fe95edebe0f6d96824746bb849d4522c098a48260c |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b83b9075ce5c39e9da462966741d8d759c072dc9668966136517641f07902cb9 |
| i386 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 391746ff0477155f2b504148f2396286b720df599ea6521ed79bc340a7484578 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 1a609e6d39d21c0689c1adfbaaed63379c8657d33dcffadef5f15628df593c2f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| s390x | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 94fa076ce4680b735bc75f515c45b1913f979bcc1407bbea417de6bbdbebe2d7 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 4a2f61f22c8590d728f4bbe6bee4fce1142a2b716d6c63a42352c010d2e9f440 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| x86_64 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c40842abf948ac635f456fe95edebe0f6d96824746bb849d4522c098a48260c |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b83b9075ce5c39e9da462966741d8d759c072dc9668966136517641f07902cb9 |
| i386 | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 391746ff0477155f2b504148f2396286b720df599ea6521ed79bc340a7484578 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 1a609e6d39d21c0689c1adfbaaed63379c8657d33dcffadef5f15628df593c2f |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7faf7ee14a90d7ca5353c622c76add1cb917263b6b3673873d3d8a509551b2b1 |
| s390x | |
| autofs-5.0.5-31.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 94fa076ce4680b735bc75f515c45b1913f979bcc1407bbea417de6bbdbebe2d7 |
| autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-31.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 4a2f61f22c8590d728f4bbe6bee4fce1142a2b716d6c63a42352c010d2e9f440 |
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