- Issued:
- 2011-08-24
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHBA-2011:1199 - tmpwatch bug fix update
Synopsis
tmpwatch bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
An updated tmpwatch package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The tmpwatch utility recursively searches through specified directories and removes files which have not been accessed in a specified period of time. Tmpwatch is normally used to clean up directories which are used for temporarily holding files (for example, /tmp).
This update fixes the following bug:
- When searching for files or directories to remove, tmpwatch was reporting all failures to access these files or directories. This included expected access failures due to the restrictive default configuration of FUSE mount points. With this update, tmpwatch now silently ignores all EACCES errors, and the expected access failures regarding FUSE mount points are no longer reported. (BZ#722856)
All users are advised to upgrade to this updated tmpwatch package, which fixes this bug.
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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| 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 | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-4.el6.i686.rpm
- tmpwatch-2.9.16-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- tmpwatch-2.9.16-4.el6.src.rpm
- tmpwatch-2.9.16-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- tmpwatch-2.9.16-4.el6.i686.rpm
- tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- tmpwatch-debuginfo-2.9.16-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- tmpwatch-2.9.16-4.el6.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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.