Bug Fix Advisory sysreport bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2007:1071-4
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2007-12-10
Last updated on: 2007-12-10
Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated sysreport package that fixes a bug is now available.

The sysreport package contains a utility that gathers information about a
system's hardware and configuration. The information can then be used for
diagnostic purposes and debugging. Sysreport is commonly used to help
support technicians and developers by providing a "snapshot" of a
system's current layout.

This updated version of sysreport addresses an issue in which sysreport
gathered stack traces from currently running proceses by default. This
potentially-dangerous behavior has been made optional, requiring the
"-sysrq" option to be passed to sysreport.

Users of sysreport are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which resolves this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download
and update your packages.

For information on how to manually install or remove packages, refer to the
following link:

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_80_11223.shtm

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.src.rpm     a1279b75077da69d872bc78317cd5bf9
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.src.rpm     a1279b75077da69d872bc78317cd5bf9
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
PPC:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
s390:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
s390x:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.src.rpm     a1279b75077da69d872bc78317cd5bf9
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.src.rpm     a1279b75077da69d872bc78317cd5bf9
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-19.noarch.rpm     851ec6fb2c33cf06c5f4b5e72b3d5c6e
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

348981 - sysreport issues sysrq-t by default - this is dangerous


Keywords

sysreport


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