Bug 465237

This bugzilla has Keywords: Regression.  

Since no regressions are allowed between releases, 
it is also being proposed as a blocker for this release.  

Please resolve ASAP.

I'll take this and develop port the patch needed from autofs
version 5 and then reassign it to Jeff Moyer.

Created attachment 319315 [details]
Patch to check for no remaining remote hosts when pruning host list

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* in a replicated environment, the automount daemon probes a list of remote hosts for their proximity and NFS version. If hosts fail to respond, they are removed from the list. If no remote hosts reply at all, the list may become empty. Previously, the daemon was not able to handle this case and would cause a segmentation fault (by dereferencing a NULL pointer). Automount now features improved probing code that returns to looking for local hosts even if no remote hosts respond.

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-* in a replicated environment, the automount daemon probes a list of remote hosts for their proximity and NFS version. If hosts fail to respond, they are removed from the list. If no remote hosts reply at all, the list may become empty. Previously, the daemon was not able to handle this case and would cause a segmentation fault (by dereferencing a NULL pointer). Automount now features improved probing code that returns to looking for local hosts even if no remote hosts respond.+* for map entries that refer to multiple hosts in the mount location (replicated mount), the automount daemon probes a list of remote hosts for their proximity and NFS version. If hosts fail to respond, they are removed from the list. If no remote hosts reply at all, the list may become empty. Previously, the daemon did not check if the list was empty following the initial probe which would lead to a segmentation fault (by dereferencing a NULL pointer). This check has been added.

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-* for map entries that refer to multiple hosts in the mount location (replicated mount), the automount daemon probes a list of remote hosts for their proximity and NFS version. If hosts fail to respond, they are removed from the list. If no remote hosts reply at all, the list may become empty. Previously, the daemon did not check if the list was empty following the initial probe which would lead to a segmentation fault (by dereferencing a NULL pointer). This check has been added.+Automount map entries that refer to multiple hosts in the mount location (replicated mount), the automount daemon probes a list of remote hosts for their proximity and NFS version. If hosts fail to respond, they are removed from the list. If no remote hosts reply at all, the list may become empty. Previously, the daemon did not check if the list was empty following the initial probe which would lead to a segmentation fault (by dereferencing a NULL pointer). This check has been added.

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009-0991.html