Issued:
2015-07-22
Updated:
2015-07-22

RHBA-2015:1263 - libcgroup bug fix update

Synopsis

libcgroup bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated libcgroup packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The libcgroup packages provide tools and libraries to control and monitor control groups.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the cgconfigparser utility wrote the whole multi-line value in a single write() function call, while the 'devices' kernel subsystem expected only one line per write(). Consequently, cgconfigparser did not properly set the multi-line variables. The underlying source code has been fixed, and cgconfigparser now parses all variables as intended. (BZ#1036355)

  • Prior to this update, if '/etc/cgfconfig.conf' or a configuration file in the '/etc/cgconfig.d/' directory contained the cgroup name 'default' that was not enclosed in double quotation marks, backwards compatibility was broken and cgconfigparser failed to parse the file. With this update, 'default' without double quotation marks is again considered a valid cgroup name, and configuration files are now parsed correctly. (BZ#1139205)

Users of libcgroup are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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

  • libcgroup-pam-0.40.rc1-16.el6.i686.rpm
  • libcgroup-debuginfo-0.40.rc1-16.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libcgroup-debuginfo-0.40.rc1-16.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libcgroup-devel-0.40.rc1-16.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libcgroup-debuginfo-0.40.rc1-16.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libcgroup-debuginfo-0.40.rc1-16.el6.s390.rpm
  • libcgroup-devel-0.40.rc1-16.el6.i686.rpm
  • libcgroup-pam-0.40.rc1-16.el6.s390.rpm
  • libcgroup-devel-0.40.rc1-16.el6.s390.rpm
  • libcgroup-0.40.rc1-16.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libcgroup-pam-0.40.rc1-16.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libcgroup-devel-0.40.rc1-16.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libcgroup-pam-0.40.rc1-16.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libcgroup-pam-0.40.rc1-16.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libcgroup-pam-0.40.rc1-16.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libcgroup-0.40.rc1-16.el6.src.rpm
  • libcgroup-debuginfo-0.40.rc1-16.el6.i686.rpm
  • libcgroup-debuginfo-0.40.rc1-16.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libcgroup-0.40.rc1-16.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libcgroup-devel-0.40.rc1-16.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libcgroup-0.40.rc1-16.el6.s390.rpm
  • libcgroup-0.40.rc1-16.el6.i686.rpm
  • libcgroup-0.40.rc1-16.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libcgroup-0.40.rc1-16.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libcgroup-devel-0.40.rc1-16.el6.ppc.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information