RHBA-2011:1679 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The cachefilesd package manages a kernel module that attempts to improve the
performance of selected file systems by using local disk space to cache data
read over the network.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Prior to this update, cachefilesd used the wrong log level for cull info

messages. As a result, the /var/log/messages file could become overloaded. This
update reduces the messages to the debug level. Now, /var/log/messages no longer
becomes overloaded. (BZ#660347)

• Prior to this update, cachefilesd depended on a specific version of the

SELinux policy package. As a result, only the nominated version was allowed.
This update permits the nominated version and any later versions. Now, the
SELinux policy dependency works as expected. (BZ#723890)

All users of cachefilesd 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 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 - 723890 - cachefilesd depends on a particular selinux-policy-base only when it should depend on that version and later

CVEs

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References

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