- Issued:
- 2011-05-19
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHBA-2011:0523 - dracut bug fix and enhancement update
Synopsis
dracut bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated dracut packages that fix several bugs and add some enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The dracut package is an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure based around udev. The initramfs is loaded together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read and boot from the root partition.
This update fixes a number of bugs and adds a number of enhancements. For full details of this update, refer to the Technical Notes, linked in the References section.
All users of dracut are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues and add these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the 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://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- dracut-kernel-004-53.el6.noarch.rpm
- dracut-fips-004-53.el6.noarch.rpm
- dracut-004-53.el6.src.rpm
- dracut-004-53.el6.noarch.rpm
- dracut-caps-004-53.el6.noarch.rpm
- dracut-generic-004-53.el6.noarch.rpm
- dracut-network-004-53.el6.noarch.rpm
- dracut-tools-004-53.el6.noarch.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 595096
- This content is not included.BZ - 610466
- This content is not included.BZ - 626389
- This content is not included.BZ - 630911
- This content is not included.BZ - 645648
- This content is not included.BZ - 645799
- This content is not included.BZ - 650959
- This content is not included.BZ - 669438
- This content is not included.BZ - 674238
- This content is not included.BZ - 675118
- This content is not included.BZ - 677340
- This content is not included.BZ - 678294
- This content is not included.BZ - 689694
- This content is not included.BZ - 691419
- This content is not included.BZ - 692781
CVEs
(none)
References
- This content is not included.This content is not included.http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.1_Technical_Notes/dracut.html
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.