Issued:
2014-09-16
Updated:
2014-09-16

RHBA-2014:1235 - nfs-utils bug fix update

Synopsis

nfs-utils bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated nfs-utils packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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 bugs:

  • Previously, the summary string in the nfs-utils RPM contained a typo. The text has been fixed, and the string describing the nfs-utils utility is now spelled correctly. (BZ#513217)

  • The rpc.gssd daemon always tried to use a compiler cache (ccache) which had higher mtime but did not verify whether a new ccache is expired or not. Consequently, as rpc.gssd kept on sticking with the ccache until it was deleted, secure NFS context was not created. With this update, rpc.gssd uses a ccache with higher mtime, and if the current is expired, marks it as expired and uses the current valid ccache. (BZ#863241)

Users of nfs-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs. After installing this update, the nfs service will be restarted automatically.

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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
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 Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • nfs-utils-1.0.9-71.el5.ia64.rpm
  • nfs-utils-debuginfo-1.0.9-71.el5.s390x.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.0.9-71.el5.i386.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.0.9-71.el5.s390x.rpm
  • nfs-utils-debuginfo-1.0.9-71.el5.i386.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.0.9-71.el5.src.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.0.9-71.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • nfs-utils-debuginfo-1.0.9-71.el5.ia64.rpm
  • nfs-utils-1.0.9-71.el5.ppc.rpm
  • nfs-utils-debuginfo-1.0.9-71.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • nfs-utils-debuginfo-1.0.9-71.el5.ppc.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information