- Issued:
- 2011-12-06
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHEA-2011:1657 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
acl enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated acl packages that add two enhancements are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
Access Control Lists (ACLs) are used to define finer-grained discretionary
access rights for files and directories. The acl packages contain the getfacl
and setfacl utilities needed for manipulating access control lists.
This update adds the following enhancements:
- Prior to this update, the ACL library did not provide any function to check
for extended ACLs of a file without following symbolic links. The only available
function, acl_extended_file(), used to cause unnecessary mounts of autofs. This
update introduces a new function, acl_extended_file_nofollow(), that checks for
extended ACLs of a file without following symbolic links. (BZ#720318)
- Previously, the ACL library was linked without support for RELRO (read-only
relocations) flags. With this update, the library is now linked with partial
RELRO support. (BZ#723998)
Users of acl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add these
enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
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 from RHUI 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 720318 - [RFE] add function acl_extended_file_nofollow()
- BZ - 723998 - Library needs partial RELRO support added
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM | |
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acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
x86_64 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 94dcb792c714c62e908867fad05ace158137b0d5f83c45b9303648d0eeace419 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d47498792723acb06dc78924b1174fe5e593162e9de3123345c249f0b4b40c16 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0af0d919f1944ce19ac02adf8acbb62aa67a17955bbf18112a889b1a77777209 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a38f315ce62f4c92b8554cdb11f1b2027c71ea1a81156849559ed1efface0da2 |
i386 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 791405c4e0d8a676be40a806f385f35d68ec1c0ef01f6dbc864e9d203f613c83 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
x86_64 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 94dcb792c714c62e908867fad05ace158137b0d5f83c45b9303648d0eeace419 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d47498792723acb06dc78924b1174fe5e593162e9de3123345c249f0b4b40c16 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0af0d919f1944ce19ac02adf8acbb62aa67a17955bbf18112a889b1a77777209 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a38f315ce62f4c92b8554cdb11f1b2027c71ea1a81156849559ed1efface0da2 |
i386 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 791405c4e0d8a676be40a806f385f35d68ec1c0ef01f6dbc864e9d203f613c83 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
x86_64 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 94dcb792c714c62e908867fad05ace158137b0d5f83c45b9303648d0eeace419 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d47498792723acb06dc78924b1174fe5e593162e9de3123345c249f0b4b40c16 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0af0d919f1944ce19ac02adf8acbb62aa67a17955bbf18112a889b1a77777209 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a38f315ce62f4c92b8554cdb11f1b2027c71ea1a81156849559ed1efface0da2 |
i386 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 791405c4e0d8a676be40a806f385f35d68ec1c0ef01f6dbc864e9d203f613c83 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
x86_64 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 94dcb792c714c62e908867fad05ace158137b0d5f83c45b9303648d0eeace419 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d47498792723acb06dc78924b1174fe5e593162e9de3123345c249f0b4b40c16 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d47498792723acb06dc78924b1174fe5e593162e9de3123345c249f0b4b40c16 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0af0d919f1944ce19ac02adf8acbb62aa67a17955bbf18112a889b1a77777209 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a38f315ce62f4c92b8554cdb11f1b2027c71ea1a81156849559ed1efface0da2 |
i386 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 791405c4e0d8a676be40a806f385f35d68ec1c0ef01f6dbc864e9d203f613c83 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
s390x | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 3484c1f04538a9f457372874a2ebac205b4e61ab671bb0f93ae787f450b1a34d |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 951fa39e6e0d4efb1ef25e286e24ad9bad49706c2895cca784a4376be064bf21 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 2bdcec09419af6f38d5ac24c242f66fe1c09896ae3ab4ebc03d84230cd66fc1d |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.s390.rpm | SHA-256: a803fe860ba4d9c251801ae12843130d265089607dce847c53edf9afcd5077a6 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 46c73e5460c1224aa4bb685817706805f9ba88c5c5bab0981916b3104657574b |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 9f55f3f27b155ad91da7df0eb05fa01fa638537ca14ef0bf10ad2918c9af432b |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 25a7df28993fbe3b372ce29e8623b870024d5fe287480b1d12c433e5a836b5ba |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
ppc64 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: b024e2f236dd27d6e112efd152f3d455d3aa7c0d50b0ec7bce889ea3108ae829 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 6aa75383a823a3ac11d8ea8e23aa29a27554b9f73611fb7eb164f2b3ea05cced |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 09a1bfac2976146265e1a8e783318427bb45de97d6e1b1ec963776a5f5100033 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 0a00afd1de9e1ccaa3f940e9fc79f3b8b97fd24365e10661fc90f73f180514a9 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 2a858da4ef61abffec7d48da9824d1a1db5a78f56dd0e35b5f65f841e6d70511 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: bc31cfc9b560654f5282be87de3c790208ce9826d7b33634d0abe66ea3d9613c |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 55ee49de73132604d81cf5d1877fada631011a0c15b19f4aa42cd0fdf44030f1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
x86_64 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 94dcb792c714c62e908867fad05ace158137b0d5f83c45b9303648d0eeace419 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d47498792723acb06dc78924b1174fe5e593162e9de3123345c249f0b4b40c16 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d47498792723acb06dc78924b1174fe5e593162e9de3123345c249f0b4b40c16 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0af0d919f1944ce19ac02adf8acbb62aa67a17955bbf18112a889b1a77777209 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a38f315ce62f4c92b8554cdb11f1b2027c71ea1a81156849559ed1efface0da2 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
x86_64 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 94dcb792c714c62e908867fad05ace158137b0d5f83c45b9303648d0eeace419 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d47498792723acb06dc78924b1174fe5e593162e9de3123345c249f0b4b40c16 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0af0d919f1944ce19ac02adf8acbb62aa67a17955bbf18112a889b1a77777209 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a38f315ce62f4c92b8554cdb11f1b2027c71ea1a81156849559ed1efface0da2 |
i386 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 791405c4e0d8a676be40a806f385f35d68ec1c0ef01f6dbc864e9d203f613c83 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
SRPM | |
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acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
s390x | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 3484c1f04538a9f457372874a2ebac205b4e61ab671bb0f93ae787f450b1a34d |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 951fa39e6e0d4efb1ef25e286e24ad9bad49706c2895cca784a4376be064bf21 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 2bdcec09419af6f38d5ac24c242f66fe1c09896ae3ab4ebc03d84230cd66fc1d |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.s390.rpm | SHA-256: a803fe860ba4d9c251801ae12843130d265089607dce847c53edf9afcd5077a6 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 46c73e5460c1224aa4bb685817706805f9ba88c5c5bab0981916b3104657574b |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 9f55f3f27b155ad91da7df0eb05fa01fa638537ca14ef0bf10ad2918c9af432b |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 25a7df28993fbe3b372ce29e8623b870024d5fe287480b1d12c433e5a836b5ba |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
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acl-2.2.49-6.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 20e1acf2316269d8a646a1b50eef2d27f5288a44eb8551450cdd82f2094a1222 |
x86_64 | |
acl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 94dcb792c714c62e908867fad05ace158137b0d5f83c45b9303648d0eeace419 |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2557138974e9f1a16278863aca5bf4a43b554dd3699865800c50e88d8ab00e9a |
acl-debuginfo-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d47498792723acb06dc78924b1174fe5e593162e9de3123345c249f0b4b40c16 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 472c10d603c24f3fe4accd35789c8943b3c4325d0598036fd848abc38a6d3896 |
libacl-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0af0d919f1944ce19ac02adf8acbb62aa67a17955bbf18112a889b1a77777209 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 29815907138c4543346ff41e555face159d00f9877028fb104758721a35885f7 |
libacl-devel-2.2.49-6.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a38f315ce62f4c92b8554cdb11f1b2027c71ea1a81156849559ed1efface0da2 |
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