- Issued:
- 2011-12-06
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHEA-2011:1753 - lsof enhancement update
Synopsis
lsof enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory (none)
Topic
An updateed lsof package that adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The lsof package provides the LiSt Open Files (LSOF) tool to list information about files that are open and running on a Linux/UNIX system.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- This enhancement update adds the new option +|-e s to lsof which exempts file systems with the path name "s" from being subjected to kernel function calls that might block. Note, that only the first +|-e argument is processed and the rest is ignored. (BZ#671480)
All users of lsof are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which add this enhancement.
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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259/
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 - 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
- lsof-debuginfo-4.82-2.el6.i686.rpm
- lsof-debuginfo-4.82-2.el6.s390x.rpm
- lsof-4.82-2.el6.src.rpm
- lsof-4.82-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- lsof-debuginfo-4.82-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- lsof-debuginfo-4.82-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- lsof-4.82-2.el6.s390x.rpm
- lsof-4.82-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- lsof-4.82-2.el6.i686.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.