Issued:
2012-05-16
Updated:
2012-05-16

RHBA-2012:0671 - nfs-utils bug fix update

Synopsis

nfs-utils bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated nfs-utils packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Update Support.

Description

The nfs-utils packages provide a daemon for the kernel Network File System (NFS) server and related tools, which provides better performance than the traditional Linux NFS server used by most users. These packages also contain the mount.nfs, umount.nfs, and showmount programs.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, the nfsd daemon was started before the mountd daemon. However, nfsd uses mountd to validate file handles. Therefore, if an existing NFS client sent requests to the NFS server when nfsd was started, the client received the ESTALE error causing client applications to fail. This update changes the startup order of the daemons: the mountd daemon is now started first so that it can be correctly used by nfsd, and the client no longer receives the ESTALE error in this scenario. (BZ#812448)

All users of nfs-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.

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 Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI)6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.1i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.1ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.1s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.1i386

Updated Packages

  • nfs-utils-debuginfo-1.2.3-7.el6_1.2.i686.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.2.3-7.el6_1.2.s390x.rpm
  • nfs-utils-debuginfo-1.2.3-7.el6_1.2.x86_64.rpm
  • nfs-utils-debuginfo-1.2.3-7.el6_1.2.s390x.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.2.3-7.el6_1.2.src.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.2.3-7.el6_1.2.ppc64.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.2.3-7.el6_1.2.x86_64.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.2.3-7.el6_1.2.i686.rpm
  • nfs-utils-debuginfo-1.2.3-7.el6_1.2.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

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References

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Additional information