Issued:

2010-01-20

Updated:

2010-03-30

RHBA-2010:0057 - bootparamd bug fix update

Synopsis

bootparamd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated bootparamd package that fixes a bug is now available.

Description

Bootparamd is a server process that provides information to diskless clients necessary for booting; consulting the /etc/bootparams file for required information.

When bootparamd is used for multihomed environment handling, it would previously evaluate the route to be returned to the first requesting client and re-evaluate the route to be returned for each client thereafter. Even though it re-evaluates what router IP to return for each following client, it would always send back the first route, due to it being the one that was cached. This updated package ensures that no re-evaluation occurs concerning the router IP to return for each client. (BZ#446108)

All users of bootparamd are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• bootparamd-0.17-26.el5.ppc.rpm
• bootparamd-0.17-26.el5.s390x.rpm
• bootparamd-0.17-26.el5.src.rpm
• bootparamd-0.17-26.el5.i386.rpm
• bootparamd-0.17-26.el5.ia64.rpm
• bootparamd-0.17-26.el5.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.