Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0531 - upstart bug fix update

Synopsis

upstart bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated upstart package that fixes various bugs is now available.

Description

upstart is an event-based replacement for the /sbin/init daemon that starts tasks and services during boot, stops them during shut down, and supervises them while the system is running.

This updated package fixes the following bugs:

  • Calling /sbin/telinit resulted in a failed assertion on the 64-bit IBM POWER Series because the value of telinit's "ret" variable was not initialized when it was declared. The value of "ret" is now set explicitly when the variable is declared. (BZ#648431)

  • upstart sends jobs to the shell via a pipe represented by the file descriptors under /proc/self/fd/ in the /proc filesystem. One of these file descriptors was not closed, which resulted in a message about a file descriptor leak when operating at run level 1. This file descriptor is now closed correctly. (BZ#618995)

  • upstart did not update the relevant entry in /var/run/utmp when a mingetty session was terminated. This resulted in user process entries being shown for terminals that were no longer active. The relevant entry in /var/run/utmp is now correctly set to "DEAD_PROCESS" when a mingetty session is terminated. (BZ#633216)

  • The upstart package is now built with PIE and RELRO flags in order to comply with Common Criteria specifications. (BZ#676002)

All users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues. Note that after installing this update, a system reboot is required for the above changes to take effect.

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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • upstart-debuginfo-0.6.5-10.el6.s390x.rpm
  • upstart-0.6.5-10.el6.i686.rpm
  • upstart-0.6.5-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • upstart-0.6.5-10.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • upstart-debuginfo-0.6.5-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • upstart-debuginfo-0.6.5-10.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • upstart-0.6.5-10.el6.src.rpm
  • upstart-debuginfo-0.6.5-10.el6.i686.rpm
  • upstart-0.6.5-10.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information