- Issued:
- 2012-04-11
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0473 - rsync bug fix update
Synopsis
rsync bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated rsync package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The rsync tool is used to copy and synchronize files locally or across a network. The rsync works very fast because it uses delta encoding and sends only differences in files instead of whole files. The rsync is also used as a powerful mirroring tool.
This update fixes the following bugs:
-
When creating a sparse file that was zero blocks long, the "rsync --sparse" command did not properly truncate the sparse file at the end of the copy transaction. As a consequence, the file size was bigger than expected. With this update, the underlying source code has been modified to ensure proper truncating of such files. (BZ#737539)
-
Previously, the rsync utility could terminate unexpectedly with the following error during a data transfer:
Inflate (token) returned -5
This happened if the block size was exactly of the size of the CHUNK_SIZE constant. The output buffer was completely filled after calling the inflate() function for the first time, and it was therefore not possible to obtain remaining buffer output when calling inflate() the next time. The Z_BUF_ERROR constant is now handled properly, and so prevents rsync from terminating in the described scenario. (BZ#804916)
All users of rsync 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
| 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
- rsync-3.0.6-9.el6.src.rpm
- rsync-debuginfo-3.0.6-9.el6.s390x.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-9.el6.s390x.rpm
- rsync-debuginfo-3.0.6-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-9.el6.i686.rpm
- rsync-debuginfo-3.0.6-9.el6.i686.rpm
- rsync-debuginfo-3.0.6-9.el6.ppc64.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-9.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.