Bug 487656 - Read and write size of startup status report buffer is incorrect
Summary: Read and write size of startup status report buffer is incorrect
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: autofs
Version: 5.3
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Ian Kent
QA Contact: BaseOS QE
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Blocks: 244117 527375
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Reported: 2009-02-27 10:11 UTC by Ian Kent
Modified: 2009-10-06 07:07 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Previously, autofs reported an incorrect buffer size internally when passing the startup status from the autofs daemon to the parent process. Although no specific consequences of this inaccuracy are known, the buffer size is now reported correctly to avoid any consequences arising in the future.
Clone Of:
: 527375 (view as bug list)
Environment:
Last Closed: 2009-09-02 11:59:42 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2009:1397 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE autofs bug fix update 2009-09-01 12:02:15 UTC

Description Ian Kent 2009-02-27 10:11:04 UTC
Description of problem:
An incorrect buffer size is used when communicating the startup
status internally.

This doesn't appear to result in an actual problem but the code
clearly used an incorrect size. It's worth fixing because we may
end up with seeing this a some future time and waste time trying
to work out what's causing it.

Comment 3 Ian Kent 2009-05-21 03:30:42 UTC
This issue has been fixed in the latest autofs package
autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.125.

Comment 7 Ruediger Landmann 2009-08-31 04:48:54 UTC
Release note added. If any revisions are required, please set the 
"requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly.
All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.

New Contents:
Previously, autofs reported an incorrect buffer size internally when passing the startup status from the autofs daemon to the parent process. Although no specific consequences of this inaccuracy are known, the buffer size is now reported correctly to avoid any consequences arising in the future.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2009-09-02 11:59:42 UTC
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
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2009-1397.html


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