- Issued:
- 2012-01-16
- Updated:
- 2012-01-16
RHBA-2012:0021 - procinfo bug fix update
Synopsis
procinfo bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
An updated procinfo package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The procinfo package contains a set of system utilities providing users with system information. The procinfo package includes the following commands: procinfo, lsdev, socklist.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, the procinfo command calculated the system idle time in a way that caused arithmetic overflows. As a consequence, procinfo displayed the system idle time incorrectly, which eventually resulted in buffer overflows. With this update, procinfo has been modified to convert variables to a larger data type before they are used in the calculation so that procinfo now always displays the system idle time correctly. Buffer overflows no longer occur under these circumstances. (BZ#769857)
All users of procinfo are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via 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 Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- procinfo-18-19.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm
- procinfo-18-19.el5_7.2.ppc.rpm
- procinfo-18-19.el5_7.2.src.rpm
- procinfo-18-19.el5_7.2.ia64.rpm
- procinfo-18-19.el5_7.2.s390x.rpm
- procinfo-18-19.el5_7.2.i386.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.