Mandriva Update for e2fsprogs MDKA-2007:068 (e2fsprogs)

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  3. Mandriva Update for e2fsprogs MDKA-2007:068 (e2fsprogs)
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
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.
Affected
e2fsprogs on Mandriva Linux 2007.1, Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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