| Revision Date: | 2009-01-20 | Version: | 635 |
| Title: | RHBA-2009:0070: util-linux bug-fix update (Low) |
| Description: | The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among others, util-linux contains the fdisk configuration tool and the login program.
This update fixes the following bugs:
The login command segmentation fault on EOF. The script command does not log all commands to the typescript file. Obsolete information in the mkfs man page. Obsolete information about fstab-sync in the fstab man page. Obsolete information in the fdisk man page. The blockdev command calls the blkpg ioctl with a wrong data structure. The mount command does not check for validity of mtab information. The mkswap defaults to v0 format on ppc64. The fdisk command does not warn about DOS partition table limitations on on large hard drives. The fdisk command does not properly detect VMware partitions. The sfdisk command does not work correctly with large hard drives. The logger command cannot be used when /usr is non-root partition. The audit log injection attack via the login command. The swapon command with the "-a" option does not complain about missing devices.
Users of util-linux are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues.
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| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Status: | | Reference(s): | CVE-2008-1926
RHBA-2009:0070
RHBA-2009:0070-01
RHBA-2009:0070-01
RHBA-2009:0070
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| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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| Definition Synopsis |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed OR Package Information
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
AND util-linux is earlier than 0:2.13-0.50.el5
AND util-linux is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
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