RHBA-2017:1707 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated fluentd packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available.

Description

The fluentd package is an open source data collector designed to scale and simplify log management. It can collect, process, and ship many data types in near real-time.

Changes to the fluentd component:

• Rebase package(s) to version: 0.12.31

Highlights, important fixes, or notable enhancements:
This is a rebase from 0.12.29.

0.12.31: http://www.fluentd.org/blog/fluentd-v0.12.31-has-been-released New features / Enhancement

• output: Add slow_flush_log_threshold parameter
• formatter_csv: Change fields parameter to required. Now accepts both a,b and ["a", "b"]
• in_syslog: Add priority_key and facility_key parameters

0.12.30: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/commit/0c44166f8d1c355c6095de411006ab963c8b6dc4

• No notable new features / Enhancement

Packaging:

• Run fluentd service as root to be able to gather httpd logs (rhbz#1426169) (BZ#1460305)

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/2974891

Affected Products

• Red Hat Virtualization 4.1 x86_64
• Red Hat Virtualization 4 for RHEL 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Virtualization for IBM Power LE 4 for RHEL 7 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 1460305 - Upgrade fluentd to 0.12.31

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)