RHBA-2015:1366 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The Server Message Block/Common Internet File System (SMB/CIFS) protocol is a
standard file sharing protocol widely deployed on Microsoft Windows machines.
The cifs-utils packages contain tools for mounting shares on Linux using the
SMB/CIFS protocol. The tools in this package work in conjunction with support in
the kernel to enable mounting a SMB/CIFS share onto a client and use it as if it
were a standard Linux file system.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Previously, attempts to mount a CIFS share failed when the system keytab was

stored in a non-default location specified using the default_keytab_name setting
in the /etc/krb5.conf file, even when the user provided the correct Kerberos
credentials. However, mounting succeeded when default_keytab_name pointed to the
default /etc/krb5.keytab file. The cifs.upcall helper process has been modified
to respect non-default keytab locations provided using default_keytab_name. As a
result, CIFS mount now works as expected even when the keytab is stored in a
non-default location. (BZ#1080482)

Users of cifs-utils 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.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

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

CVEs

(none)

References

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