Bug Fix Advisory Updated vixie-cron package

Advisory: RHBA-2004:370-06
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2004-08-18
Last updated on: 2004-08-18
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated vixie-cron package that fixes various issues is now available.

The vixie-cron package contains the Vixie version of cron. Cron is a
standard UNIX daemon which runs specified programs at scheduled times.
Vixie-cron adds enhanced security and more powerful configuration options
compared to the standard version of cron.

This update contains fixes for a number of important issues with crond,
including no longer adding a comment header to crontab files and the
improved handling of stdin, stdout, and stderr when forking child processes.

Users of vixie-cron should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
these issues.


Solution

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

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63.1.src.rpm     477f125d3d1d4949f6e9e0c7f002e905
 
IA-32:
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63.1.i386.rpm     0d9a4a604fa4c2219c927cba881aa6d2
 
IA-64:
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63.1.ia64.rpm     d9de19c96e4ec0d81e7b5c501787ab5a
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63.1.src.rpm     477f125d3d1d4949f6e9e0c7f002e905
 
IA-32:
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63.1.i386.rpm     0d9a4a604fa4c2219c927cba881aa6d2
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63.1.src.rpm     477f125d3d1d4949f6e9e0c7f002e905
 
IA-32:
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63.1.i386.rpm     0d9a4a604fa4c2219c927cba881aa6d2
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63.1.src.rpm     477f125d3d1d4949f6e9e0c7f002e905
 
IA-64:
vixie-cron-3.0.1-63.1.ia64.rpm     d9de19c96e4ec0d81e7b5c501787ab5a
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)


These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from:
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at http://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/