- Issued:
- 2014-06-16
- Updated:
- 2014-10-13
RHBA-2014:0757 - dnsmasq bug fix update
Synopsis
dnsmasq bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated dnsmasq packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The dnsmasq packages contain Dnsmasq, a lightweight domain name system (DNS) forwarder and dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, the Dnsmasq service status verification in the init script was not sufficiently robust and only determined the presence of all the instances of Dnsmasq running on the system. As a consequence, the init script identified Dnsmasq as running even when no Dnsmasq system instance had been initiated. The init script has been fixed to explicitly verify the process with the process ID written in the PID file of the system instance. As a result, the status of the Dnsmasq system instance is now identified correctly even if there are running instances not started by the init script. (BZ#991473)
Users of dnsmasq 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 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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| 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
- dnsmasq-utils-2.48-14.el6.i686.rpm
- dnsmasq-2.48-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
- dnsmasq-2.48-14.el6.s390x.rpm
- dnsmasq-utils-2.48-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
- dnsmasq-2.48-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
- dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.48-14.el6.i686.rpm
- dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.48-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
- dnsmasq-2.48-14.el6.src.rpm
- dnsmasq-utils-2.48-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
- dnsmasq-2.48-14.el6.i686.rpm
- dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.48-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
- dnsmasq-utils-2.48-14.el6.s390x.rpm
- dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.48-14.el6.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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