RHBA-2023:6640 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for systemd is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Description

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to

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

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.4 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.4 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 9 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 9 aarch64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.4 x86_64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 aarch64
• Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.4 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.6 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.4 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.4 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 2044486 - [spec] keyctl read or revoke fail with access denied , when try to retrive the previous key added from the same user
• BZ - 2161260 - resolvectl dns does not display localhost as Global DNS server
• BZ - 2170883 - CI fixes [rhel-9.3.0]
• BZ - 2176337 - systemd upgrade should not forcibly add 'systemd' in passwd nsswitch.conf
• BZ - 2176772 - [spec] Please move systemd-boot related files to separate buildroot-only subpackage - RHEL 9.3.0
• BZ - 2176899 - systemd update causes network performance regression [rhel-9.3.0]
• BZ - 2178222 - Revert workaround for disabled idmapped mounts
• BZ - 2180120 - In cgroupv1 mode, delegated slices are instantly SIGKILLed on shutdown [rhel-9.3.0]
• BZ - 2183546 - Reenable LZ4 compression support in 9.2 journald
• BZ - 2190226 - Support defining mount units on the kernel command line
• BZ - 2193456 - Systemd logs "System is tainted: cgroupsv1" on OpenShift 4.13
• BZ - 2203133 - backport "Support /etc/system-update for OSTree systems"
• BZ - 2208240 - systemd can send non-UTF8 messages over DBus, causing DBus to disconnect it
• BZ - 2209912 - Add idle time column to loginctl list-sessions
• BZ - 2210145 - [spec] [RHEL-9]GNOME applications started via GUI have different umask than ones started via command line
• BZ - 2211065 - OnCalendar timers with RandomizedDelaySec != 0 may never run
• BZ - 2213521 - Fix potential crash in PID1
• BZ - 2215412 - Performance issue with systemd-coredump and container process linking 2000 shared libraries.
• BZ - 2217149 - [spec] sysusers.generate-pre.sh macro script outdated and faulty
• BZ - 2218184 - [spec] Polyinstantiation is ignored/bypassed in GNOME sessions
• BZ - 2218886 - systemd-udev: Align VF representor names with VF names
• BZ - 2225667 - libvirtd hangs when deploying VM with virt-install
• BZ - 2226980 - systemctl's '--full' option does not work with '--user' option.
• BZ - 2231845 - Update list of RHEL specific network naming schemes - RHEL 9.3.0

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/9.3_release_notes/index