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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2016:1667 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2016-08-23
Updated:
2016-08-23

RHBA-2016:1667 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

cronie bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated cronie packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The cronie packages contain the standard UNIX daemon crond, which runs specified programs at scheduled times, and related tools. They are a fork of the original vixie-cron cron implementation and have security and configuration enhancements like the ability to use Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAMs) and SELinux.

  • Previously, getpwnam() failures were not handled as temporary failures. Consequently, cron jobs failed to be executed not only during downtime of the server providing user identity, but also after the server was running again. With this update, all getpwnam() failures are handled as temporary. As a result, cron jobs are executed after user identity server downtime. (BZ#1358803)
  • Previously, when cronie was set to redirect cron job output to syslog using the "-s" flag, the output loop exited prematurely. Consequently, the output was truncated after the first character. With this update, the output loop no longer exits prematurely. As a result, cron job output is logged correctly now. (BZ#1358804)

Users of cronie are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix two bugs.

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 - 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 - 1358804 - cronie has a bug when run with syslog flag

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
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
x86_64
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f54fdd3eb343a3a7189b98af4185291d24f64ecebd630664d3d0cc390b49a79
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f54fdd3eb343a3a7189b98af4185291d24f64ecebd630664d3d0cc390b49a79
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c86c68b5f619364c5f58d08332092a96343a0f77663a8132423bae049229e2f
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c86c68b5f619364c5f58d08332092a96343a0f77663a8132423bae049229e2f
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0567c7c1cd5988059bcffb6078c49c076cbe22d2cb290d5b225641198b68f34e
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0567c7c1cd5988059bcffb6078c49c076cbe22d2cb290d5b225641198b68f34e
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 71d1c4ad94872ed5c8d9253997b56969a20f8f6e1771f43eef35b4f1c3e9369d
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 71d1c4ad94872ed5c8d9253997b56969a20f8f6e1771f43eef35b4f1c3e9369d
i386
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: d889e45470a75487a712072a6ae57e8ef6531a78cb85a904e634e60b7d0fecd2
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: e81f9929775222160db5e02a403b60d18f3a626227479fb1c3db84876a6f0a0e
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 07448ca55121980807d374faa46cb7c5a23f4fd84db6e4981af69a9175c0b761
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3722bd889b3fbd3da4e28b5ea03115d813399c6c71a703429ecacdf5438f8b96

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
x86_64
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f54fdd3eb343a3a7189b98af4185291d24f64ecebd630664d3d0cc390b49a79
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c86c68b5f619364c5f58d08332092a96343a0f77663a8132423bae049229e2f
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0567c7c1cd5988059bcffb6078c49c076cbe22d2cb290d5b225641198b68f34e
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 71d1c4ad94872ed5c8d9253997b56969a20f8f6e1771f43eef35b4f1c3e9369d
i386
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: d889e45470a75487a712072a6ae57e8ef6531a78cb85a904e634e60b7d0fecd2
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: e81f9929775222160db5e02a403b60d18f3a626227479fb1c3db84876a6f0a0e
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 07448ca55121980807d374faa46cb7c5a23f4fd84db6e4981af69a9175c0b761
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3722bd889b3fbd3da4e28b5ea03115d813399c6c71a703429ecacdf5438f8b96

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
x86_64
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f54fdd3eb343a3a7189b98af4185291d24f64ecebd630664d3d0cc390b49a79
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c86c68b5f619364c5f58d08332092a96343a0f77663a8132423bae049229e2f
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0567c7c1cd5988059bcffb6078c49c076cbe22d2cb290d5b225641198b68f34e
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 71d1c4ad94872ed5c8d9253997b56969a20f8f6e1771f43eef35b4f1c3e9369d
i386
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: d889e45470a75487a712072a6ae57e8ef6531a78cb85a904e634e60b7d0fecd2
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: e81f9929775222160db5e02a403b60d18f3a626227479fb1c3db84876a6f0a0e
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 07448ca55121980807d374faa46cb7c5a23f4fd84db6e4981af69a9175c0b761
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3722bd889b3fbd3da4e28b5ea03115d813399c6c71a703429ecacdf5438f8b96

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
x86_64
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f54fdd3eb343a3a7189b98af4185291d24f64ecebd630664d3d0cc390b49a79
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c86c68b5f619364c5f58d08332092a96343a0f77663a8132423bae049229e2f
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0567c7c1cd5988059bcffb6078c49c076cbe22d2cb290d5b225641198b68f34e
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 71d1c4ad94872ed5c8d9253997b56969a20f8f6e1771f43eef35b4f1c3e9369d
i386
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: d889e45470a75487a712072a6ae57e8ef6531a78cb85a904e634e60b7d0fecd2
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: e81f9929775222160db5e02a403b60d18f3a626227479fb1c3db84876a6f0a0e
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 07448ca55121980807d374faa46cb7c5a23f4fd84db6e4981af69a9175c0b761
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3722bd889b3fbd3da4e28b5ea03115d813399c6c71a703429ecacdf5438f8b96

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
s390x
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: e22b4db1e4a62401e8d0212298c30ce1b75d76dad6fca189d20a931dae514210
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3ba0d05cd558163fffef85d048d8df4d77a1b4916d9f8e6a66409158a2cbebf4
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 8cf8a923101ab202dc71466b29c45f416d0859261a1eea4ed9e382a407169107
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f2560c2955d958f432042aebaef3ccf082055b07e7ac281f2981ef1355a6cf40

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
ppc64
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: a1b7b7d4029864931aefb8889be4dd07adb17b542610dd195bde516309fc078b
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: b30ca5f31aa15c900e0318b8f73aac2c8d2faf7a2c23c3d4c1c86fe3df8bae19
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 8eb32b04db6f583542a3becb7ad2a320a007fca34aa1f9109447bc2a86572918
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 55fda626f6bd6f3d694e7983a35ad6a3bd0dfdf72ef525d1541d3a5ca8a5070a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
x86_64
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f54fdd3eb343a3a7189b98af4185291d24f64ecebd630664d3d0cc390b49a79
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c86c68b5f619364c5f58d08332092a96343a0f77663a8132423bae049229e2f
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0567c7c1cd5988059bcffb6078c49c076cbe22d2cb290d5b225641198b68f34e
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 71d1c4ad94872ed5c8d9253997b56969a20f8f6e1771f43eef35b4f1c3e9369d

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

SRPM
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
s390x
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: e22b4db1e4a62401e8d0212298c30ce1b75d76dad6fca189d20a931dae514210
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3ba0d05cd558163fffef85d048d8df4d77a1b4916d9f8e6a66409158a2cbebf4
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 8cf8a923101ab202dc71466b29c45f416d0859261a1eea4ed9e382a407169107
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f2560c2955d958f432042aebaef3ccf082055b07e7ac281f2981ef1355a6cf40

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

SRPM
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
x86_64
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9f54fdd3eb343a3a7189b98af4185291d24f64ecebd630664d3d0cc390b49a79
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c86c68b5f619364c5f58d08332092a96343a0f77663a8132423bae049229e2f
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0567c7c1cd5988059bcffb6078c49c076cbe22d2cb290d5b225641198b68f34e
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 71d1c4ad94872ed5c8d9253997b56969a20f8f6e1771f43eef35b4f1c3e9369d
i386
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: d889e45470a75487a712072a6ae57e8ef6531a78cb85a904e634e60b7d0fecd2
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: e81f9929775222160db5e02a403b60d18f3a626227479fb1c3db84876a6f0a0e
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 07448ca55121980807d374faa46cb7c5a23f4fd84db6e4981af69a9175c0b761
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3722bd889b3fbd3da4e28b5ea03115d813399c6c71a703429ecacdf5438f8b96

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

SRPM
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 0a4aff7e84f88b6ca8deaa79717f31ddb7fcf2da1314d6a66b8b2b7ac3fd2aa1
s390x
cronie-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: e22b4db1e4a62401e8d0212298c30ce1b75d76dad6fca189d20a931dae514210
cronie-anacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3ba0d05cd558163fffef85d048d8df4d77a1b4916d9f8e6a66409158a2cbebf4
cronie-debuginfo-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 8cf8a923101ab202dc71466b29c45f416d0859261a1eea4ed9e382a407169107
cronie-noanacron-1.4.4-16.el6_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f2560c2955d958f432042aebaef3ccf082055b07e7ac281f2981ef1355a6cf40

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