RHBA-2015:0710 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The GNU time utility monitors the use of system resources by a program. It does
so by running the program, collecting information about the resources it uses
while running, and displaying the results.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Previously, the maximum resident set size (RSS) reported by the GNU time

utility was incorrect. To fix this bug, the utility has been amended to reflect
the fact that Linux kernel expresses the RSS value in kilobytes, not memory
pages. The GNU time utility now reports the maximum RSS value correctly.
(BZ#703865)

Users of time 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/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

• BZ - 703865 - GNU time reports incorrect maximum RSS

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)