- Issued:
- 2010-11-10
- Updated:
- 2010-11-10
RHBA-2010:0868 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
e2fsprogs bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated e2fsprogs packages that fix various bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The e2fsprogs packages contain a number of utilities that create, check, modify,
and correct inconsistencies in second extended (ext2) file systems. This
includes e2fsck (which repairs file system inconsistencies after an unclean
shutdown), mke2fs (which initializes a partition to contain an empty ext2 file
system), tune2fs (which modifies file system parameters), and most of the other
core ext2fs file system utilities.
This update fixes the following bugs:
- Prior to this update, a corrupted journal on an ext3 file system may not have
been properly repaired by the e2fsck utility. This was caused by the fact that
the utility was unable to detect or repair the problem when the journal appeared
to be a sparse file, which led to a journaling failure and file system shut
down. With this update, the process_journal_block() function has been adjusted
to mark sparse journal as invalid, and e2fsck utility now works as expected.
(BZ#621836)
- Under certain circumstances, the blkid utility may have produced an empty
output when the /etc/blkid/blkid.tab file contained multiple stale entries with
the same label. Consequent to this, an attempt to check the file system or mount
it may have failed, preventing the system from booting. This error has been
fixed, and the underlying source code has been modified to ensure that blkid
always returns the expected result. (BZ#640584)
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve 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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 621836 - Corrupted ext3 filesystem with sparse journal not corrected by e2fsck
- BZ - 640584 - blkid: caching fixes for tag search ("blkid -l -t LABEL=" returns empty results)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: d27c9ba4909bc1946c20d3f8af9fc9fa393bd2b41519d89358dd2a46a0a02a81 |
x86_64 | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 726a4f6c2fc7ad3350696bfa22c6da1d0972d6624a3290cdb99a485c4992ac65 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 43b63c3ad5d77f39cce09ec053790a289a746486f1b6c1ab6bd7849c742aac00 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d02f9425c6df6a35d0ec229b9a914fb54709db248ae9d4dbf56bfa1b65cee022 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 40957de182d51c74a2ba0e9690b2a48b7ecf19271db672529a48765bd78565ca |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1f24c9aa6b81dfbeffa4e915d9a19eb58e00f7adefdb8494c007dc9f5010287c |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2e042831fb51e806041aa0671d608e73b2c74017ac2fa47961b18e639725168 |
ia64 | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: f27147fd4afdb365c18b6fcb5ad360260d842eecd6a4c6f908ecd40759ceb930 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: cff906b1de639a3e174663426b021bab40d36bca02d1f2d482e8f46e80c6e666 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 40957de182d51c74a2ba0e9690b2a48b7ecf19271db672529a48765bd78565ca |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: b8173416de321a124afcc7c781ccafbc42a9a713e8a62fa8e26b10a6292da104 |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: c57ab37e91d81709540dc348b763cb5c6e0302ac8c72c2fd8175c672f2628c2a |
i386 | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 771f7269d6ffa60cabae86ffa5ab1b738aed99887ba2d0c4384b611901360338 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 43b63c3ad5d77f39cce09ec053790a289a746486f1b6c1ab6bd7849c742aac00 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 40957de182d51c74a2ba0e9690b2a48b7ecf19271db672529a48765bd78565ca |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6640ec6b398103edfc135baf5779c1a8c637518931c7ef0dff9b44571b02d102 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: d27c9ba4909bc1946c20d3f8af9fc9fa393bd2b41519d89358dd2a46a0a02a81 |
x86_64 | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 726a4f6c2fc7ad3350696bfa22c6da1d0972d6624a3290cdb99a485c4992ac65 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 43b63c3ad5d77f39cce09ec053790a289a746486f1b6c1ab6bd7849c742aac00 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d02f9425c6df6a35d0ec229b9a914fb54709db248ae9d4dbf56bfa1b65cee022 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 40957de182d51c74a2ba0e9690b2a48b7ecf19271db672529a48765bd78565ca |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1f24c9aa6b81dfbeffa4e915d9a19eb58e00f7adefdb8494c007dc9f5010287c |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2e042831fb51e806041aa0671d608e73b2c74017ac2fa47961b18e639725168 |
i386 | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 771f7269d6ffa60cabae86ffa5ab1b738aed99887ba2d0c4384b611901360338 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 43b63c3ad5d77f39cce09ec053790a289a746486f1b6c1ab6bd7849c742aac00 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 40957de182d51c74a2ba0e9690b2a48b7ecf19271db672529a48765bd78565ca |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6640ec6b398103edfc135baf5779c1a8c637518931c7ef0dff9b44571b02d102 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: d27c9ba4909bc1946c20d3f8af9fc9fa393bd2b41519d89358dd2a46a0a02a81 |
x86_64 | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 726a4f6c2fc7ad3350696bfa22c6da1d0972d6624a3290cdb99a485c4992ac65 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 40957de182d51c74a2ba0e9690b2a48b7ecf19271db672529a48765bd78565ca |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1f24c9aa6b81dfbeffa4e915d9a19eb58e00f7adefdb8494c007dc9f5010287c |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2e042831fb51e806041aa0671d608e73b2c74017ac2fa47961b18e639725168 |
i386 | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 771f7269d6ffa60cabae86ffa5ab1b738aed99887ba2d0c4384b611901360338 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 40957de182d51c74a2ba0e9690b2a48b7ecf19271db672529a48765bd78565ca |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6640ec6b398103edfc135baf5779c1a8c637518931c7ef0dff9b44571b02d102 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: d27c9ba4909bc1946c20d3f8af9fc9fa393bd2b41519d89358dd2a46a0a02a81 |
s390x | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 5df240b6dd8e02dd1e0cbfa169a05b161b5ec6ac99e5f64bfd7063dad713b990 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: a89373a57645832d252fa0a3b7366480452c289285240a655c30af87cbbb0529 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 170adcee78a01fd6de47e8d598be6b8a7331b84f6835d3bb0f0b7c27e0a409c6 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 6aa9322ab043cbd16705899903a5ebb25f724e7794a092638bd5c55108263520 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: a0afb78b2cb668ea965054a064ecf1e99249e0bc638efa7e994ab01b9ea429e2 |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 58f3730883ae6d3455651ff13e25c9d5398d7f4b8ae4ed5c0eed7f7b9b576427 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: d27c9ba4909bc1946c20d3f8af9fc9fa393bd2b41519d89358dd2a46a0a02a81 |
ppc | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 0c672185debd136e37cf7f7bd63ee02281b1b860726f89abef78a2d5c9d5f257 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 9670ca7bbda65455dcd45a1cc001cb3a55ca63c4b35c81c2308f42e57d9b8c7b |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: bd08c39138b416e587a2e2930c7142d4165c062ec74e12cbfb4aae3736a4fb60 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 1d3380e5dc6f4c4cd8bd26521c3e9763eba3a555e73191b260295e53c19bcb70 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 88e353bf0d8dcf0138ee22460f04da8c1d8186d47b43db0a635d0456c260cfef |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 38f2bd7ced6e9c494aebd80ee79c01f0a38683405cec1d605380820d1ed80236 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: d27c9ba4909bc1946c20d3f8af9fc9fa393bd2b41519d89358dd2a46a0a02a81 |
x86_64 | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 726a4f6c2fc7ad3350696bfa22c6da1d0972d6624a3290cdb99a485c4992ac65 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 43b63c3ad5d77f39cce09ec053790a289a746486f1b6c1ab6bd7849c742aac00 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d02f9425c6df6a35d0ec229b9a914fb54709db248ae9d4dbf56bfa1b65cee022 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 40957de182d51c74a2ba0e9690b2a48b7ecf19271db672529a48765bd78565ca |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1f24c9aa6b81dfbeffa4e915d9a19eb58e00f7adefdb8494c007dc9f5010287c |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2e042831fb51e806041aa0671d608e73b2c74017ac2fa47961b18e639725168 |
i386 | |
e2fsprogs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 771f7269d6ffa60cabae86ffa5ab1b738aed99887ba2d0c4384b611901360338 |
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 43b63c3ad5d77f39cce09ec053790a289a746486f1b6c1ab6bd7849c742aac00 |
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 40957de182d51c74a2ba0e9690b2a48b7ecf19271db672529a48765bd78565ca |
uuidd-1.39-23.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6640ec6b398103edfc135baf5779c1a8c637518931c7ef0dff9b44571b02d102 |
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