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Bug 627630 - rpm: selinux context initialization memory leak
rpm: selinux context initialization memory leak
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: rpm (Show other bugs)
5.5
All Linux
high Severity medium
: rc
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Assigned To: Jindrich Novy
BaseOS QE Security Team
: ZStream
Depends On: 566746
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Reported: 2010-08-26 10:44 EDT by RHEL Product and Program Management
Modified: 2014-01-21 01:19 EST (History)
19 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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A memory leak in the communication between RPM and the Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) subsystem could have caused extensive memory consumption. In reported cases, this issue was triggered by running rhn_check when errata were scheduled to be applied.
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Last Closed: 2010-09-07 10:32:40 EDT
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Tracker ID Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2010:0679 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: rpm security and bug fix update 2010-09-07 10:32:33 EDT

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Description RHEL Product and Program Management 2010-08-26 10:44:56 EDT
This bug has been copied from bug #566746 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.5 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2010-09-07 10:32:40 EDT
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/RHSA-2010-0679.html
Comment 7 Eva Kopalova 2010-12-20 07:25:42 EST
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
A memory leak in the communication between RPM and the Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) subsystem could have caused extensive memory consumption. In reported cases, this issue was triggered by running rhn_check when errata were scheduled to be applied.

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