Issued:

2010-11-10

Updated:

2010-11-10

RHBA-2010:0854 - yaboot bug fix update

Synopsis

yaboot bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The yaboot package is a boot loader for Open Firmware based PowerPC systems. It can be used to boot IBM eServer System p machines.

This updated yaboot package fixes the following bug:

• Previously, yaboot netboot failed to operate in an environment where the gateway is not same as the 'tftp' server, even though the 'tftp' server is on the same subnet. This issue was caused by yaboot's inability to check whether an IP address is valid. With this update, an IP address validity check has been added that resolves this issue. (BZ#642694)

All users of yaboot 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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• yaboot-1.3.14-35.el6_0.1.ppc.rpm
• yaboot-1.3.14-35.el6_0.1.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 642694

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.