RHBA-2014:1235 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated nfs-utils packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The nfs-utils packages provide a daemon for the kernel Network File System (NFS)
server and related tools, which provides better performance than the traditional
Linux NFS server used by most users. These packages also contain the mount.nfs,
umount.nfs, and showmount programs.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, the summary string in the nfs-utils RPM contained a typo. The text

has been fixed, and the string describing the nfs-utils utility is now spelled
correctly. (BZ#513217)

• The rpc.gssd daemon always tried to use a compiler cache (ccache) which had

higher mtime but did not verify whether a new ccache is expired or not.
Consequently, as rpc.gssd kept on sticking with the ccache until it was deleted,
secure NFS context was not created. With this update, rpc.gssd uses a ccache
with higher mtime, and if the current is expired, marks it as expired and uses
the current valid ccache. (BZ#863241)

Users of nfs-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs. After installing this update, the nfs service will be restarted
automatically.

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 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 513217 - Summary string has typo in RPM

CVEs

(none)

References

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