RHBA-2013:1003 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated sysvinit packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The sysvinit packages contain a group of processes that control basic functions
of your system. SysVinit includes the init program, which is the first program
started by the Linux kernel when the system boots. The init program then
controls the starting up and shutting down of all other programs.

This update fixes the following bug:

• When the pidof utility was processing the /proc/*/stat file, the content of

the file was read by the fgets() function. This function did not behave
correctly when the new line character, "\n", was in the name of a process and
also when the read file disappeared between the fopen and fgets function.
Consequently, the "pidof: could not get program name from" message was emitted
in these cases. To fix this problem, the program reads the whole file and
silently skips all files with empty content. As a result, binary files
containing the new line character with "\n" are now correctly recognized and
disappearing files do not emit any warning messages. (BZ#814132)

Users of sysvinit are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
this bug.

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/site/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 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

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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