Issued:
2017-11-30
Updated:
2017-11-30

RHBA-2017:3332 - autofs bug fix update


Synopsis

autofs bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory None

Topic

Updated autofs packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them when they are not busy.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Due to changes to the master map reading, master map entries were not being initialized properly when a map re-read was needed at startup. This happened due to a mismatch in the master map entry age that used to check if the entry needed to be updated. The entries were not updated properly. As a consequence, autofs ended up with non-functional or partially functional automount mounts. With this update, the master map is now properly read. As a result, the master map is correctly initialized and works correctly after startup. (BZ#1515311)

Users of autofs 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.

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

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.5ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.4ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian7ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.7ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.5ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.4ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 97ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems7s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.7s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 647aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.4ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian7ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)7s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop7x86_64

Updated Packages

  • autofs-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.src.rpm
  • autofs-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • autofs-debuginfo-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
  • autofs-debuginfo-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • autofs-debuginfo-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.aarch64.rpm
  • autofs-debuginfo-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.s390x.rpm
  • autofs-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.aarch64.rpm
  • autofs-debuginfo-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.ppc64.rpm
  • autofs-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
  • autofs-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.s390x.rpm
  • autofs-5.0.7-70.el7_4.1.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information