1.285. upstart

1.285.1. RHBA-2010:0848: bug fix update

An updated upstart package that fixes a bug in utmp table updating is now available.

Upstart is an event-based replacement for the /sbin/init daemon, which handles starting of tasks and services during boot, stopping them during shut down, and supervising them while the system is running.

This update fixes the following bug:

When a mingetty session is terminated, the relevant entry in the utmp table is now correctly set to "DEAD_PROCESS". (BZ#636487)

All users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue. Note that after installing this update, a system reboot is required for the above changes to take effect.

1.285.2. RHBA-2011:0531: bug fix update

An updated upstart package that fixes various bugs is now available.

upstart is an event-based replacement for the /sbin/init daemon that starts tasks and services during boot, stops them during shut down, and supervises them while the system is running.

This updated package fixes the following bugs:

Calling /sbin/telinit resulted in a failed assertion on the 64-bit IBM POWER Series because the value of telinit's "ret" variable was not initialized when it was declared. The value of "ret" is now set explicitly when the variable is declared. (BZ#648431)
upstart sends jobs to the shell via a pipe represented by the file descriptors under /proc/self/fd/ in the /proc filesystem. One of these file descriptors was not closed, which resulted in a message about a file descriptor leak when operating at run level 1. This file descriptor is now closed correctly. (BZ#618995)
upstart did not update the relevant entry in /var/run/utmp when a mingetty session was terminated. This resulted in user process entries being shown for terminals that were no longer active. The relevant entry in /var/run/utmp is now correctly set to "DEAD_PROCESS" when a mingetty session is terminated. (BZ#633216)
The upstart package is now built with PIE and RELRO flags in order to comply with Common Criteria specifications. (BZ#676002)

All users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues. Note that after installing this update, a system reboot is required for the above changes to take effect.