The libblkid library contained in the libext2fs2 package contains a
serious memory leak which can cause machines being used as NFS servers
to rapidly consume system memory. This update fixes the memory leak.
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Mandriva Linux Advisory MDKA-2007:068
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : e2fsprogs
Date : June 25, 2007
Affected: 2007.1
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Problem Description:
The libblkid library contained in the libext2fs2 package contains a
serious memory leak which can cause machines being used as NFS servers
to rapidly consume system memory. This update fixes the memory leak.
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2007.1:
30b093dcb4a7d2b5614fda1108271f91 2007.1/i586/e2fsprogs-1.39-5.1mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
9b332fa339b03bdbebb1ed0365b323f5 2007.1/i586/libext2fs2-1.39-5.1mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
edb63ea112b8bf4152c125c082e619cf 2007.1/i586/libext2fs2-devel-1.39-5.1mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
ac11881a83e6d0ed8d2ca7389519a070 2007.1/SRPMS/e2fsprogs-1.39-5.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64:
72e14009a7c0e691176effe298743590 2007.1/x86_64/e2fsprogs-1.39-5.1mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
0802ad2f5b75ff84f0c5d9e124c286d5 2007.1/x86_64/lib64ext2fs2-1.39-5.1mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
bae7e25f49b43471c03fe4eddc00ff88 2007.1/x86_64/lib64ext2fs2-devel-1.39-5.1mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
ac11881a83e6d0ed8d2ca7389519a070 2007.1/SRPMS/e2fsprogs-1.39-5.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm
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gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98
You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:
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If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team