Issued:

2011-05-19

Updated:

2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0551 - iwl6050-firmware bug fix update

Synopsis

iwl6050-firmware bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated iwl6050-firmware package is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iwl6050-firmware package provides the iwlagn wireless driver with the firmware it requires to function correctly with Intel Wireless WiFi Link 6050 series adapters.

This update upgrades the iwl6050 firmware to upstream version 41.28.5.1, which provides a number of bug fixes over the previous version. (BZ#663748)

Users of wireless devices which use iwl6050 firmware are advised to upgrade to this updated package.

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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• iwl6050-firmware-41.28.5.1-2.el6.src.rpm
• iwl6050-firmware-41.28.5.1-2.el6.noarch.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/.
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