Issued:
2013-05-09
Updated:
2013-05-09

RHBA-2013:0793 - e2fsprogs bug fix update

Synopsis

e2fsprogs bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated e2fsprogs packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The e2fsprogs packages provide a number of utilities for creating, checking, modifying, and correcting any inconsistencies in the ext2 file systems.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • A bug in the libblkid library allowed an access to the already freed memory when reading block device entries in cache during kernel installation using the grubby tool. As a consequence, grubby could terminate unexpectedly with a segmentation fault causing the installation to fail. This update modifies libblkid so that it now properly handles pointers to the device structure, and the kernel can now be installed as expected when using grubby. (BZ#949435)

Users of e2fsprogs 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 x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.9x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.9ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.9i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support5.9ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support5.9s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI5.9x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI5.9i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS5.9x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS5.9ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS5.9i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-36.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-1.39-36.el5_9.src.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-1.39-36.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-36.el5_9.s390.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-1.39-36.el5_9.ppc.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-36.el5_9.s390.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-36.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-debuginfo-1.39-36.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • uuidd-1.39-36.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-36.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
  • uuidd-1.39-36.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • uuidd-1.39-36.el5_9.ppc.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-36.el5_9.ppc.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-36.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-36.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-debuginfo-1.39-36.el5_9.ppc.rpm
  • uuidd-1.39-36.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-36.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-36.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • uuidd-1.39-36.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-36.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-debuginfo-1.39-36.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-36.el5_9.ppc.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-1.39-36.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-debuginfo-1.39-36.el5_9.s390.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-debuginfo-1.39-36.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-36.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-1.39-36.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-1.39-36.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-debuginfo-1.39-36.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-debuginfo-1.39-36.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-36.el5_9.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

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References

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Additional information