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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:1172 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2012-08-15
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2012:1172 - Bug Fix Advisory

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Synopsis

logrotate bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated logrotate packages that fix one bug are 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 bug:

  • Attempting to send a file to a specific e-mail address failed if the

"mailfirst" and "delaycompress" options were used at the same time. This was
because logrotate searched for a file with the "gz" suffix, however the file had
not yet been compressed. The underlying source code has been modified, and
logrotate correctly finds and sends the file under these circumstances.
(BZ#827570)

All users of logrotate are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
fix this bug.

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 - 827570 - logrotate fails to find the file to mail, with the "mailfirst" and "delaycompress" options

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
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
x86_64
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 884ddfb0dbd3966e4e8b95d86a058b38812d0befe41d785a08527a6a1121a7f1
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 884ddfb0dbd3966e4e8b95d86a058b38812d0befe41d785a08527a6a1121a7f1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbcf1f07a0b6a2a0a83044746bbfeaa2ae4dfee7e4adc2d1673b4e777b5062f1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbcf1f07a0b6a2a0a83044746bbfeaa2ae4dfee7e4adc2d1673b4e777b5062f1
i386
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: aa1152209dbf635033f19c61c697cfb346d413d5230d670a8227891d11eca8e9
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c3408f3bac5e06b732421da3428886f2f8525c1b00527093b62e485a9033a2d0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
x86_64
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 884ddfb0dbd3966e4e8b95d86a058b38812d0befe41d785a08527a6a1121a7f1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbcf1f07a0b6a2a0a83044746bbfeaa2ae4dfee7e4adc2d1673b4e777b5062f1
i386
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: aa1152209dbf635033f19c61c697cfb346d413d5230d670a8227891d11eca8e9
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c3408f3bac5e06b732421da3428886f2f8525c1b00527093b62e485a9033a2d0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
x86_64
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 884ddfb0dbd3966e4e8b95d86a058b38812d0befe41d785a08527a6a1121a7f1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbcf1f07a0b6a2a0a83044746bbfeaa2ae4dfee7e4adc2d1673b4e777b5062f1
i386
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: aa1152209dbf635033f19c61c697cfb346d413d5230d670a8227891d11eca8e9
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c3408f3bac5e06b732421da3428886f2f8525c1b00527093b62e485a9033a2d0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
x86_64
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 884ddfb0dbd3966e4e8b95d86a058b38812d0befe41d785a08527a6a1121a7f1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbcf1f07a0b6a2a0a83044746bbfeaa2ae4dfee7e4adc2d1673b4e777b5062f1
i386
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: aa1152209dbf635033f19c61c697cfb346d413d5230d670a8227891d11eca8e9
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c3408f3bac5e06b732421da3428886f2f8525c1b00527093b62e485a9033a2d0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
s390x
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: d20e63ebc9a41bf660c82a0e902bf7c76ae692cc20619dd59a899aacde4035d1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 777976b3e8873a2aa4d6532bc4cdbb89aeaf87d64c0e86aae7acf33dc7d1cff2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
ppc64
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: d76e22680ed0a28ea8c0ef6b012b25909ab36df79d4b5278a517d7fee3f89c12
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 38165f85e52b5edca72e42ab4d3fe3b6a386a9bfc42f8b135d88e2b8fc7d6aae

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
x86_64
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 884ddfb0dbd3966e4e8b95d86a058b38812d0befe41d785a08527a6a1121a7f1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbcf1f07a0b6a2a0a83044746bbfeaa2ae4dfee7e4adc2d1673b4e777b5062f1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
x86_64
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 884ddfb0dbd3966e4e8b95d86a058b38812d0befe41d785a08527a6a1121a7f1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbcf1f07a0b6a2a0a83044746bbfeaa2ae4dfee7e4adc2d1673b4e777b5062f1
i386
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: aa1152209dbf635033f19c61c697cfb346d413d5230d670a8227891d11eca8e9
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c3408f3bac5e06b732421da3428886f2f8525c1b00527093b62e485a9033a2d0

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

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
s390x
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: d20e63ebc9a41bf660c82a0e902bf7c76ae692cc20619dd59a899aacde4035d1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 777976b3e8873a2aa4d6532bc4cdbb89aeaf87d64c0e86aae7acf33dc7d1cff2

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

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
x86_64
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 884ddfb0dbd3966e4e8b95d86a058b38812d0befe41d785a08527a6a1121a7f1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbcf1f07a0b6a2a0a83044746bbfeaa2ae4dfee7e4adc2d1673b4e777b5062f1
i386
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: aa1152209dbf635033f19c61c697cfb346d413d5230d670a8227891d11eca8e9
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c3408f3bac5e06b732421da3428886f2f8525c1b00527093b62e485a9033a2d0

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

SRPM
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2ff46ee8a59905ff4672fd887b711209fd9a77584a4104c8b33f300074001ea9
s390x
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: d20e63ebc9a41bf660c82a0e902bf7c76ae692cc20619dd59a899aacde4035d1
logrotate-debuginfo-3.7.8-16.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 777976b3e8873a2aa4d6532bc4cdbb89aeaf87d64c0e86aae7acf33dc7d1cff2

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