Bug 813084 - rsyslog segfaults when configured with disk queue with non-existent (unnamed) spool file
Summary: rsyslog segfaults when configured with disk queue with non-existent (unnamed)...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: rsyslog
Version: 6.2
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: rc
: 6.3
Assignee: Tomas Heinrich
QA Contact: Dalibor Pospíšil
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Blocks: 805204
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Reported: 2012-04-16 20:23 UTC by Tomas Heinrich
Modified: 2012-06-20 06:59 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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In certain error cases, deinitialization of nonexistent data took place. When configured to use a disk assisted queue without specifying a spool file, the daemon aborted. The code was modified to handle the error cases gracefully. The daemon doesn't abort when the above mentioned error occurs.
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Last Closed: 2012-06-20 06:59:07 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2012:0796 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: rsyslog security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2012-06-19 19:29:32 UTC

Description Tomas Heinrich 2012-04-16 20:23:25 UTC 
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rsyslog 5.8.7 and older.

Steps to Reproduce:
/tmp/rsyslog.conf:
  $actionqueuetype disk
  *.* /tmp/all.log
Run
$ /sbin/rsyslogd -c 5 -dnf /tmp/rsyslog.conf

<...>
Aborted (core dumped)

Additional info:
Will be fixed by a rebase to upstream version 5.8.10.
Comment 4 Tomas Heinrich 2012-05-03 17:26:48 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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    New Contents:
In certain error cases, deinitialization of nonexistent data took place.
When configured to use a disk assisted queue without specifying a spool file, the daemon aborted.
The code was modified to handle the error cases gracefully.
The daemon doesn't abort when the above mentioned error occurs.
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2012-06-20 06:59:07 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0796.html
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