- Issued:
- 2009-12-18
- Updated:
- 2009-12-18
RHBA-2009:1684 - vixie-cron bug fix update
Synopsis
vixie-cron bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated vixie-cron package that fixes a bug that prevented pam variables being set with cron jobs is now available.
Description
The vixie-cron package contains the Vixie version of cron. Cron is a standard UNIX daemon that runs specified programs at scheduled times. The vixie-cron package adds improved security and more powerful configuration options to the standard version of cron.
This update fixes the following bug:
- according to the pam man page, the cron daemon, crond, "supports access control with PAM" but the PAM configuration file for crond did not export environment variables correctly and, consequently, setting pam variables via cron did not work. This update includes a corrected /etc/pam.d/crond file that export environment variables correctly. Setting pam variables via cron now works as documented. (BZ#546568)
All vixie-cron users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.
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 This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- vixie-cron-4.1-77.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
- vixie-cron-4.1-77.el5_4.1.src.rpm
- vixie-cron-4.1-77.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
- vixie-cron-4.1-77.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
- vixie-cron-4.1-77.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
- vixie-cron-4.1-77.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
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Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.