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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2016:0754 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2016-05-10
Updated:
2016-05-10

RHBA-2016:0754 - Bug Fix Advisory

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  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

tmpwatch bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for tmpwatch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The tmpwatch utility recursively searches through specified directories and removes files which have not been accessed in a specified period of time. Tmpwatch normally cleans up directories which are used for temporarily holding files, for example /tmp/.

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 Release Notes and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 Technical Notes linked from the References section.

Users of tmpwatch are advised to upgrade to these updated packages.

Solution

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 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 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 1058310 - tmpwatch removes python multiprocessing sockets

CVEs

(none)

References

  • http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#normal
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
x86_64
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8829937be36a2b051f63d962651a1cf7611fae57b7814df38888c002e89862b3
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8829937be36a2b051f63d962651a1cf7611fae57b7814df38888c002e89862b3
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ccf0a7c848b943b09477b26b8799cdfb8fac210cfd74d3975531ff2f0416f55
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ccf0a7c848b943b09477b26b8799cdfb8fac210cfd74d3975531ff2f0416f55
i386
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 10cc54c67849ad5b0052ecdf141bbf9d30f7fe2557f10ae7d78c2ff7d4cca0af
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 67270edbd364c1043edbc2fb1254eb9da26b335fc3c599ccdbe1fccef3cced23

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
i386
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 10cc54c67849ad5b0052ecdf141bbf9d30f7fe2557f10ae7d78c2ff7d4cca0af
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 67270edbd364c1043edbc2fb1254eb9da26b335fc3c599ccdbe1fccef3cced23
x86_64
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8829937be36a2b051f63d962651a1cf7611fae57b7814df38888c002e89862b3
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ccf0a7c848b943b09477b26b8799cdfb8fac210cfd74d3975531ff2f0416f55

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
x86_64
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8829937be36a2b051f63d962651a1cf7611fae57b7814df38888c002e89862b3
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ccf0a7c848b943b09477b26b8799cdfb8fac210cfd74d3975531ff2f0416f55
i386
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 10cc54c67849ad5b0052ecdf141bbf9d30f7fe2557f10ae7d78c2ff7d4cca0af
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 67270edbd364c1043edbc2fb1254eb9da26b335fc3c599ccdbe1fccef3cced23

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
x86_64
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8829937be36a2b051f63d962651a1cf7611fae57b7814df38888c002e89862b3
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ccf0a7c848b943b09477b26b8799cdfb8fac210cfd74d3975531ff2f0416f55
i386
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 10cc54c67849ad5b0052ecdf141bbf9d30f7fe2557f10ae7d78c2ff7d4cca0af
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 67270edbd364c1043edbc2fb1254eb9da26b335fc3c599ccdbe1fccef3cced23

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
s390x
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: dea87f2524fc0043133d966f64ab63efe60e9fd40364ecff52cb14693290ec9a
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 15991689b9e8b629cd3a4784786b093d377701bb427f7d32f38321bab159e30b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
ppc64
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 50ee552fc97a101987fb34c9743ff1adaf5a19b182a43a43080c129d93c242b6
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: acc5ee24f4715455258956509aa62e480091645c38462cafcf03f8c5df29f313

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
x86_64
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8829937be36a2b051f63d962651a1cf7611fae57b7814df38888c002e89862b3
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ccf0a7c848b943b09477b26b8799cdfb8fac210cfd74d3975531ff2f0416f55

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
x86_64
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8829937be36a2b051f63d962651a1cf7611fae57b7814df38888c002e89862b3
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ccf0a7c848b943b09477b26b8799cdfb8fac210cfd74d3975531ff2f0416f55
i386
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 10cc54c67849ad5b0052ecdf141bbf9d30f7fe2557f10ae7d78c2ff7d4cca0af
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 67270edbd364c1043edbc2fb1254eb9da26b335fc3c599ccdbe1fccef3cced23

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
s390x
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: dea87f2524fc0043133d966f64ab63efe60e9fd40364ecff52cb14693290ec9a
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 15991689b9e8b629cd3a4784786b093d377701bb427f7d32f38321bab159e30b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
x86_64
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8829937be36a2b051f63d962651a1cf7611fae57b7814df38888c002e89862b3
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ccf0a7c848b943b09477b26b8799cdfb8fac210cfd74d3975531ff2f0416f55
i386
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 10cc54c67849ad5b0052ecdf141bbf9d30f7fe2557f10ae7d78c2ff7d4cca0af
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 67270edbd364c1043edbc2fb1254eb9da26b335fc3c599ccdbe1fccef3cced23

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: cb55582f9573d4c9ef5ba8c5712b0aa5eb01faef063e6c3f15a77adb313a9895
s390x
tmpwatch-2.9.16-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: dea87f2524fc0043133d966f64ab63efe60e9fd40364ecff52cb14693290ec9a
tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 15991689b9e8b629cd3a4784786b093d377701bb427f7d32f38321bab159e30b

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