Issued:
2012-11-12
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2012:1453 - sysfsutils bug fix update

Synopsis

sysfsutils bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated sysfsutils packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The sysfsutils packages provide a suite of daemons to manage access to remote directories and authentication mechanisms. The sysfsutils suite provides an NSS and PAM interface toward the system and a pluggable backend system to connect to multiple different account sources. It is also the basis to provide client auditing and policy services for projects like FreeIPA.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Prior to this update, sysfs directories were not closed as expected. As a consequence, the libsysfs library could leak memory in long running programs that frequently opened and closed sysfs directories. This update modifies the underlying code to close sysfs directories as expected. (BZ#671554)

All users of sysfsutils 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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

  • libsysfs-2.1.0-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • sysfsutils-debuginfo-2.1.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libsysfs-devel-2.1.0-7.el6.ppc.rpm
  • sysfsutils-debuginfo-2.1.0-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • sysfsutils-2.1.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • sysfsutils-debuginfo-2.1.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libsysfs-2.1.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm
  • sysfsutils-2.1.0-7.el6.src.rpm
  • sysfsutils-2.1.0-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libsysfs-2.1.0-7.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libsysfs-devel-2.1.0-7.el6.i686.rpm
  • libsysfs-2.1.0-7.el6.s390.rpm
  • sysfsutils-debuginfo-2.1.0-7.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libsysfs-devel-2.1.0-7.el6.s390.rpm
  • sysfsutils-2.1.0-7.el6.i686.rpm
  • libsysfs-2.1.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • sysfsutils-debuginfo-2.1.0-7.el6.i686.rpm
  • sysfsutils-debuginfo-2.1.0-7.el6.s390.rpm
  • libsysfs-devel-2.1.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libsysfs-devel-2.1.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libsysfs-devel-2.1.0-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libsysfs-2.1.0-7.el6.i686.rpm
  • sysfsutils-2.1.0-7.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information