Issued:
2012-04-03
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0442 - lsof bug fix update

Synopsis

lsof bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The lsof (LiSt Open Files) package provides a utility to list information about files that are open and running on Linux and UNIX systems.

This updated lsof package fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, only the first "+e" or "-e" option was processed and the rest were ignored. Consequently it was not possible to exclude more than one file system from being subjected to kernel function calls. This update fixes this issue and lsof now functions as expected with multiple +e or -e options. (BZ#747375)

  • Prior to this update, the lsof utility ignored the "-w" option if both the "-b" and the "-w" options were specified. As a consequence, lsof failed to suppress warning messages. Now, the -w option successfully suppresses warning messages. (BZ#795799)

All users of lsof 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

  • lsof-4.82-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • lsof-debuginfo-4.82-4.el6.s390x.rpm
  • lsof-debuginfo-4.82-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • lsof-4.82-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • lsof-debuginfo-4.82-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • lsof-debuginfo-4.82-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • lsof-4.82-4.el6.src.rpm
  • lsof-4.82-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • lsof-4.82-4.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information