Issued:

2011-11-08

Updated:

2011-11-08

RHBA-2011:1435 - autofs bug fix update

Synopsis

autofs bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated autofs package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The automount daemon automatically mounts file systems when you use them, and unmounts them when they are not busy.

This update fixes the following bug:

• The recently released erratum RHBA-2011:1374, that corrected a problem with included map entry removal, introduced a new problem with included map key lookup. The condition that was used with the previous patch was too broad and the map key lookup mechanism failed to find keys in an included multi-mount map entry. The condition has been modified so that keys in multi-mount map entries are now found correctly. (BZ#750463)

All users of autofs are advised to upgrade to this updated 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

Updated Packages

• autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.156.el5_7.4.src.rpm
• autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.156.el5_7.4.x86_64.rpm
• autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.156.el5_7.4.ppc.rpm
• autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.156.el5_7.4.ia64.rpm
• autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.156.el5_7.4.s390x.rpm
• autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.156.el5_7.4.i386.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information

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