Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1679 - cachefilesd bug fix update

Synopsis

cachefilesd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated cachefilesd package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The cachefilesd package manages a kernel module that attempts to improve the performance of selected file systems by using local disk space to cache data read over the network.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, cachefilesd used the wrong log level for cull info messages. As a result, the /var/log/messages file could become overloaded. This update reduces the messages to the debug level. Now, /var/log/messages no longer becomes overloaded. (BZ#660347)

  • Prior to this update, cachefilesd depended on a specific version of the SELinux policy package. As a result, only the nominated version was allowed. This update permits the nominated version and any later versions. Now, the SELinux policy dependency works as expected. (BZ#723890)

All users of cachefilesd are advised to upgrade to this updated 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

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

  • cachefilesd-debuginfo-0.10.2-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • cachefilesd-0.10.2-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • cachefilesd-debuginfo-0.10.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • cachefilesd-0.10.2-1.el6.src.rpm
  • cachefilesd-debuginfo-0.10.2-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • cachefilesd-debuginfo-0.10.2-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • cachefilesd-0.10.2-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • cachefilesd-0.10.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • cachefilesd-0.10.2-1.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information