RHBA-2014:1240 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated autofs packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The automount
daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them when they
are not busy.

This update fixes the following bug:

• In a previous version, a check for mounted file systems was removed from

autofs mount control script if a miscellaneous device was not used. However, a
subsequent update introduced a mount export function that requires this check.
As a consequence, autofs mounts sometimes became unresponsive when re-reading
the mount map. This update fixes the bug and autofs mounts no longer hang in the
scenario described. (BZ#1049017)

Users of autofs 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 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 - 1049017 - Regression: autofs mounts hang if maps are reloaded while the mount is expiring

CVEs

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References

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