RHBA-2015:2196 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated nfs-utils packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

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 rpc.mountd(8) manual page missed arguments in the description of the "-V" and "--nfs-version" options. With this update, the incorrect "-V or --nfs-version" text has been changed to "-V version or --nfs-version version", which fixes the mistake. (BZ#1003558)
• Previously, the NFS server systemd scripts did not have the correct rpcbind requirement. Consequently, the NFS server failed to start. With this update, this bug has been fixed, and the NFS server starts successfully. (BZ#1171603)
• Previously, the secure flavors were not handled correctly on pseudofs exports. Consequently, clients could not mount exports every time. With this update, the entire pseudo file system is accessible by all of the valid security flavors. As a result, clients can mount exports every time. (BZ#1187223)
• Previously, the nfs(5) and mount.nfs(8) manual pages did not mention the /etc/nfsmount.conf file in the "FILES" and "SEE ALSO" sections. With this update, this bug has been fixed. (BZ#1196646)
• Previously, conditional restarts of the NFS servers prevented file systems from being exported on the Veritas clusters. Consequently, the Veritas clusters could not fail over. With this update, the restarts of the NFS servers are stopped. As a result, the Veritas clusters can now fail over. (BZ#1200713)
• Previously, some entries were missing from the /etc/sysconfig/nfs configuration file. Consequently, network ports could not be set to get through firewalls. With this update, missing entries have been added to /etc/sysconfig/nfs, and the problem no longer occurs. (BZ#1208488)

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.

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

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.5 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.4 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.3 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.5 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.3 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.2 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 1003558 - In rpc.mountd man page -V -f -p -H and so on need and args
• BZ - 1087350 - [gssd] code defects in gssd_search_krb5_keytab() can not return right return code.
• BZ - 1159183 - change the nfs-related services name, cause Backwards compatibility problem.
• BZ - 1164064 - RHEL-7.1 regression fail: service nfs-idmapd start fail
• BZ - 1171603 - Require rpcbind.service in nfs-server.service rather than rpcbind.target
• BZ - 1190874 - nfs-utils pre scriptlet fails to add rpcuser properly
• BZ - 1196646 - man pages nfs/mount.fs should mention /etc/nfsmount.conf in FILES and SEE ALSO
• BZ - 1200713 - Automatic condrestart upon package upgrade breaks exports from Veritas cluster
• BZ - 1214821 - nfs-utils updates for block pnfs
• BZ - 1234598 - Early grace period expiry with NFSv4.1
• BZ - 1237301 - blkmapd: Fix infinite loop when reading serial
• BZ - 1245804 - Cannot properly enable the nfs-secure service
• BZ - 1266993 - restarting rpbind also restart the the nfs server

CVEs

(none)

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#normal