- Issued:
- 2011-01-24
- Updated:
- 2011-01-24
RHBA-2011:0172 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
gdbm bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated gdbm package that fixes a bug is now available.
Description
The gdbm package is a GNU database indexing library, including routines which
use extensible hashing.
This updated gdbm package fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, some applications performed poorly while using the
"dbm_*" calls to perform operations on database files hosted on a NFS share.
This was caused by thousands of flock calls made by the "gdbm_*" calls which in
turn were called by the "dbm_*()" functions used in applications. These flock
calls are inefficient when used over a NFS share since they result in a call
being made over the wire and result in the cache on the NFS client being
invalidated. This update adds a new environment variable "NDBM_LOCK". The
"dbm_open" function now reads the "NDBM_LOCK" environment variable and if this
variable is set to false ("NDBM_LOCK=false/no/off/0"), the "dbm_open" function
does not lock the database. (BZ#668689)
All users of gdbm 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.
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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
Fixes
- BZ - 668689 - dbm_* calls should call the underlying gdbm_* calls using then GDBM_NOLOCK flag
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
x86_64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a26e434201bbdb323e8f2d6e9ae2dcd4403ba98cc27cedaa2fc32a5b174cfb47 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fcc6caf49a9ea4a034b54d3b3dc7ea36c62b2cb815d4c71a41bf91419dd3c78e |
ia64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 7c27f97f38080f892baadcf8b4ae56a70ac41d54cdf562125488ecd1fa90c19c |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e1f1a5d40d1d262aa74f4bfcbdfc609aff437c2522a3efb507787b82b1b78768 |
i386 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
x86_64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a26e434201bbdb323e8f2d6e9ae2dcd4403ba98cc27cedaa2fc32a5b174cfb47 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fcc6caf49a9ea4a034b54d3b3dc7ea36c62b2cb815d4c71a41bf91419dd3c78e |
ia64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 7c27f97f38080f892baadcf8b4ae56a70ac41d54cdf562125488ecd1fa90c19c |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e1f1a5d40d1d262aa74f4bfcbdfc609aff437c2522a3efb507787b82b1b78768 |
i386 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
ia64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 7c27f97f38080f892baadcf8b4ae56a70ac41d54cdf562125488ecd1fa90c19c |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e1f1a5d40d1d262aa74f4bfcbdfc609aff437c2522a3efb507787b82b1b78768 |
x86_64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a26e434201bbdb323e8f2d6e9ae2dcd4403ba98cc27cedaa2fc32a5b174cfb47 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fcc6caf49a9ea4a034b54d3b3dc7ea36c62b2cb815d4c71a41bf91419dd3c78e |
i386 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
x86_64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a26e434201bbdb323e8f2d6e9ae2dcd4403ba98cc27cedaa2fc32a5b174cfb47 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fcc6caf49a9ea4a034b54d3b3dc7ea36c62b2cb815d4c71a41bf91419dd3c78e |
i386 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
x86_64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a26e434201bbdb323e8f2d6e9ae2dcd4403ba98cc27cedaa2fc32a5b174cfb47 |
i386 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
s390x | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 2721f0e00b70e3bad256365098ee8b74ae861ac86c47c5117462a99662031955 |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b1d22f958f7edf4c6ce80bd0bacd963386402185d913936a1dec9d05403fcde8 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: a9c6095f1765e93da4e134e5dcfad1379bdab175a57b26ea2884e78bfde91990 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b9cb772a33a01a8ff1a05c81be98e5d04db9f8659baf08fd3ef27665efa33f75 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
ppc | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 6741e8dd4645c3c16f1e41538b93c08e879a668ff9fb299e5b2719ce80e837ff |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 16d24a2140032ab2ad9ee28025b0d600f713ac4f28386154b53810c7535cf108 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: a556f544399474ac9b57165cac96a08706ce69708d81619d3300d854a4885c98 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 761899b446361f9434692ffcfedff80c9c7f79ca737acaa8a401cd05ed4574f1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
ppc | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 6741e8dd4645c3c16f1e41538b93c08e879a668ff9fb299e5b2719ce80e837ff |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 16d24a2140032ab2ad9ee28025b0d600f713ac4f28386154b53810c7535cf108 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: a556f544399474ac9b57165cac96a08706ce69708d81619d3300d854a4885c98 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 761899b446361f9434692ffcfedff80c9c7f79ca737acaa8a401cd05ed4574f1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
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gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
x86_64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a26e434201bbdb323e8f2d6e9ae2dcd4403ba98cc27cedaa2fc32a5b174cfb47 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fcc6caf49a9ea4a034b54d3b3dc7ea36c62b2cb815d4c71a41bf91419dd3c78e |
i386 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6
SRPM | |
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gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
x86_64 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a26e434201bbdb323e8f2d6e9ae2dcd4403ba98cc27cedaa2fc32a5b174cfb47 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fcc6caf49a9ea4a034b54d3b3dc7ea36c62b2cb815d4c71a41bf91419dd3c78e |
i386 | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a409fe742fe3536a99a045789de54a91ecf906e0b30945d5368fe346f1c0809c |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d101def80268a999f7b5983937b8865cec0f50bd535c814b0714615bc26d5518 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
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gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b45096fd9bc6a62e2624326a92dd94001e64705a3ce24bcfedd60ec159375e1c |
s390x | |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 2721f0e00b70e3bad256365098ee8b74ae861ac86c47c5117462a99662031955 |
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b1d22f958f7edf4c6ce80bd0bacd963386402185d913936a1dec9d05403fcde8 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: a9c6095f1765e93da4e134e5dcfad1379bdab175a57b26ea2884e78bfde91990 |
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b9cb772a33a01a8ff1a05c81be98e5d04db9f8659baf08fd3ef27665efa33f75 |
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