Bug 727307 - Request to recompile libraries with -Wl,-z,relro flags
Summary: Request to recompile libraries with -Wl,-z,relro flags
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: attr
Version: 6.1
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Kamil Dudka
QA Contact: qe-baseos-daemons
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Blocks: RHEL62CCC 727296 846801 846802
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Reported: 2011-08-01 19:08 UTC by Irina Boverman
Modified: 2012-08-08 18:29 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Prior to this update, the attr library was built without support for read-only relocations (RELRO) flags. With this update, the library is now built with partial RELRO support.
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Last Closed: 2011-09-07 13:07:19 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:1272 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE attr bug fix update 2011-09-07 13:07:08 UTC

Comment 1 Kamil Dudka 2011-08-01 19:34:21 UTC 
This would be the fix:

Index: attr.spec
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/dist/rpms/attr/RHEL-6/attr.spec,v
retrieving revision 1.37
diff -u -p -r1.37 attr.spec
--- attr.spec 27 Jun 2011 16:11:30 -0000  1.37
+++ attr.spec 1 Aug 2011 19:31:25 -0000
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ autoconf

 %build
 # attr abuses libexecdir
-%configure --libdir=/%{_lib} --libexecdir=%{_libdir}
+%configure --libdir=/%{_lib} --libexecdir=%{_libdir} LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,relro"
 make LIBTOOL="libtool --tag=CC"

 %check
Comment 11 Petr Kovar 2011-09-06 14:41:59 UTC 
    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:
Prior to this update, the attr library was built without support for read-only relocations (RELRO) flags. With this update, the library is now built with partial RELRO support.
Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2011-09-07 13:07:19 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-2011-1272.html
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