RHBA-2012:0786 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated logrotate package that fixes various bugs and adds one enhancement is
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The logrotate utility simplifies the administration of multiple log files,
allowing the automatic rotation, compression, removal, and mailing of log files.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Prior to this update, the AUTHORS section of the logrotate(8) manual page

contained invalid contact information for previous maintainers. This update
modifies the manual page and adds this information to ensure that the contact
information of the current maintainers is correct. (BZ#659705)

• Prior to this update, the definition of the "size" parameter in the

logrotate(8) manual page was misleading. This update modifies the manual page
and this definition is now easier to understand. (BZ#659713)

• Prior to this update, the logrotate(8) manual page did not list all options

that the logrotate utility actually recognizes. This update adds the missing
options and the manual list contains now all available options. (BZ#659720)

• Prior to this update, the logrotate(8) manual page contained several

misprints. This update modifies the logrotate(8) manual page and corrects the
misprints. (BZ#674864)

• Prior to this update, logrotate did not check the configuration file for

correctly matched brackets. As a consequence, system files could be wrongly
removed. This update modifies logrotate so that brackets are detected and
checked for correct matching. Now, configuration files without matching brackets
are skipped. (BZ#736053)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

• Prior to this update, logrotate removed the Access Control Lists (ACL) flags,

which are used to permit selected groups to access all logs, when rotating logs.
As a consequence, selected groups could not access all logs. With this update,
ACL support has been added to logrotate. (BZ#683622)

All users of logrotate are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
fixes these bugs and adds 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/knowledge/articles/11258

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 - 659705 - Author info is wrong in man page.
• BZ - 659713 - Ambiguity in logrotate man page (definition of "size" parameter)
• BZ - 659720 - manpage not in sync with options logrotate actually recognizes
• BZ - 674864 - logrotate(8) manpage fixes PATCH
• BZ - 683622 - [RFE] Preserve ACLs when rotating logs
• BZ - 736053 - logrotate has insufficient configuration syntax checking

CVEs

(none)

References

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