Issued:
2015-03-23
Updated:
2016-05-09

RHBA-2015:0710 - time bug fix update


Synopsis

time bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The GNU time utility monitors the use of system resources by a program. It does so by running the program, collecting information about the resources it uses while running, and displaying the results.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, the maximum resident set size (RSS) reported by the GNU time utility was incorrect. To fix this bug, the utility has been amended to reflect the fact that Linux kernel expresses the RSS value in kilobytes, not memory pages. The GNU time utility now reports the maximum RSS value correctly. (BZ#703865)

Users of time 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/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 - 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

  • time-debuginfo-1.7-38.el6.i686.rpm
  • time-debuginfo-1.7-38.el6.s390x.rpm
  • time-1.7-38.el6.src.rpm
  • time-debuginfo-1.7-38.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • time-1.7-38.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • time-debuginfo-1.7-38.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • time-1.7-38.el6.i686.rpm
  • time-1.7-38.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • time-1.7-38.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information