- Issued:
- 2009-09-14
- Updated:
- 2009-09-14
RHBA-2009:1440 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
autofs5 bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated autofs5 package that fixes various bugs is now available.
Description
The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon, which
automatically mounts, and then unmounts file systems after a period of
inactivity. File systems can include network file systems, CD-ROMs,
diskettes, and other media.
This updated autofs5 package includes fixes for the following bugs:
- the number of DNS lookups performed corresponded to the number of IP
addresses returned from a host name lookup for any single NFS server. NFS
servers which resolved to multiple IP addresses therefore increased the
number of DNS lookups dramatically, which caused excessive load on the
system. This update removes redundant DNS lookups for NFS servers.
(BZ#517281)
- symptoms such as CPU utilization reaching 100%, mount points failing to
expire, and mount points becoming unresponsive to user requests were
reported. These issues were caused by two instances in the autofs Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) library code where an internal variable was not
initialized correctly and an another internal variable was not being
appropriately cleared on an error condition.. This update resolves these
issues in the RPC library code so that these issues no longer appear.
(BZ#517282)
All users of autofs5 are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.8 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.8 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.8 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 517281 - autofs5: large number of DNS lookups for hostnames associated with multiple ip addresses.
- BZ - 517282 - CRM #1817564 autofs5 uses 100% of CPU
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
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autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7d4eed01a9ed7e18b6ffb349f09c5576fdd192c45b1c99880fddda644db5a8d7 |
x86_64 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3ed9405de53eb6e7502cf0e8ba9fcb504604b48aec6371b1e8bf8796172cccdf |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3ed9405de53eb6e7502cf0e8ba9fcb504604b48aec6371b1e8bf8796172cccdf |
ia64 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ffe38816539e7f6f162140dd3da0be92900c745cdad894948046a545f7ee9b96 |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ffe38816539e7f6f162140dd3da0be92900c745cdad894948046a545f7ee9b96 |
i386 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6269b749e1e14d3195dfe20fee284b9627328138e71e96093909ea1d98d92b4c |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6269b749e1e14d3195dfe20fee284b9627328138e71e96093909ea1d98d92b4c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8
SRPM | |
---|---|
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7d4eed01a9ed7e18b6ffb349f09c5576fdd192c45b1c99880fddda644db5a8d7 |
x86_64 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3ed9405de53eb6e7502cf0e8ba9fcb504604b48aec6371b1e8bf8796172cccdf |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3ed9405de53eb6e7502cf0e8ba9fcb504604b48aec6371b1e8bf8796172cccdf |
ia64 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ffe38816539e7f6f162140dd3da0be92900c745cdad894948046a545f7ee9b96 |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ffe38816539e7f6f162140dd3da0be92900c745cdad894948046a545f7ee9b96 |
i386 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6269b749e1e14d3195dfe20fee284b9627328138e71e96093909ea1d98d92b4c |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6269b749e1e14d3195dfe20fee284b9627328138e71e96093909ea1d98d92b4c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7d4eed01a9ed7e18b6ffb349f09c5576fdd192c45b1c99880fddda644db5a8d7 |
x86_64 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3ed9405de53eb6e7502cf0e8ba9fcb504604b48aec6371b1e8bf8796172cccdf |
ia64 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ffe38816539e7f6f162140dd3da0be92900c745cdad894948046a545f7ee9b96 |
i386 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6269b749e1e14d3195dfe20fee284b9627328138e71e96093909ea1d98d92b4c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7d4eed01a9ed7e18b6ffb349f09c5576fdd192c45b1c99880fddda644db5a8d7 |
x86_64 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3ed9405de53eb6e7502cf0e8ba9fcb504604b48aec6371b1e8bf8796172cccdf |
i386 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6269b749e1e14d3195dfe20fee284b9627328138e71e96093909ea1d98d92b4c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7d4eed01a9ed7e18b6ffb349f09c5576fdd192c45b1c99880fddda644db5a8d7 |
s390x | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: e4b4ae05f349800efd069b575c8fbaa47104fdcd062eb8580fc2bbef214be735 |
s390 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 018e8792b3f78cad9aac0e60397ed84790990f6eccdbb9f970c62851142ff461 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.8
SRPM | |
---|---|
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7d4eed01a9ed7e18b6ffb349f09c5576fdd192c45b1c99880fddda644db5a8d7 |
s390x | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: e4b4ae05f349800efd069b575c8fbaa47104fdcd062eb8580fc2bbef214be735 |
s390 | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 018e8792b3f78cad9aac0e60397ed84790990f6eccdbb9f970c62851142ff461 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7d4eed01a9ed7e18b6ffb349f09c5576fdd192c45b1c99880fddda644db5a8d7 |
ppc | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 7f61f824a0236bcd9115c83d6505e21de85b799de838420e5e42f23387fbe787 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.8
SRPM | |
---|---|
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7d4eed01a9ed7e18b6ffb349f09c5576fdd192c45b1c99880fddda644db5a8d7 |
ppc | |
autofs5-5.0.1-0.rc2.106.el4_8.2.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 7f61f824a0236bcd9115c83d6505e21de85b799de838420e5e42f23387fbe787 |
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