- Issued:
- 2014-04-28
- Updated:
- 2014-04-28
RHBA-2014:0438 - gfs2-utils bug fix update
Synopsis
gfs2-utils bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated gfs2-utils packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The gfs2-utils packages contain utilities for creating, checking, modifying, and correcting any inconsistencies in GFS2 file systems.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, when the gfs2_grow, gfs2_tool, gfs2_jadd and gfs2_quota utilities cleaned up the /etc/mtab file, the file's permissions were changed from the default of 644 to 600. As a consequence, non-root processes could not read /etc/mtab. This update fixes the code that cleans up the /etc/mtab file so that it no longer modifies the /etc/mtab file's permissions. As a result, processes are able to access the /etc/mtab file as expected. (BZ#1086861)
Users of gfs2-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 https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- gfs2-utils-0.1.62-39.el5_10.1.ppc.rpm
- gfs2-utils-debuginfo-0.1.62-39.el5_10.1.ia64.rpm
- gfs2-utils-0.1.62-39.el5_10.1.i386.rpm
- gfs2-utils-debuginfo-0.1.62-39.el5_10.1.ppc.rpm
- gfs2-utils-debuginfo-0.1.62-39.el5_10.1.i386.rpm
- gfs2-utils-0.1.62-39.el5_10.1.src.rpm
- gfs2-utils-0.1.62-39.el5_10.1.x86_64.rpm
- gfs2-utils-debuginfo-0.1.62-39.el5_10.1.x86_64.rpm
- gfs2-utils-0.1.62-39.el5_10.1.ia64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
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Additional information
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