- Issued:
- 2011-12-06
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHBA-2011:1585 - cifs-utils bug fix update
Synopsis
cifs-utils bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated cifs-utils package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The cifs-utils package contains utilities for mounting and managing CIFS shares.
This update fixes the following bugs:
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Prior to this update, mount.cifs dropped the CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH flag together with most of the other capability flags before it performed a mount. As a result, mounting onto a directory without execute permissions failed if mount.cifs was installed as a setuid program and the user mount was configured in the /etc/fstab file. This update reinstates the CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH flag before calling mount. Now, mounting no longer fails. (BZ#676439)
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Prior to this update, several mount options were missing from the mount.cifs(8) man page. With this update, the man page documents all mount options. (BZ#719363)
All users of cifs-utils are advised to upgrade to this updated cifs-utils package, which fixes these bugs.
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
- cifs-utils-4.8.1-5.el6.s390x.rpm
- cifs-utils-debuginfo-4.8.1-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cifs-utils-debuginfo-4.8.1-5.el6.i686.rpm
- cifs-utils-4.8.1-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
- cifs-utils-4.8.1-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cifs-utils-4.8.1-5.el6.i686.rpm
- cifs-utils-4.8.1-5.el6.src.rpm
- cifs-utils-debuginfo-4.8.1-5.el6.s390x.rpm
- cifs-utils-debuginfo-4.8.1-5.el6.ppc64.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.