Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0634 - syslinux bug fix update


Synopsis

syslinux bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

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

Description

The syslinux utility is responsible for booting the operating system kernel.

This update addresses the following bug:

  • The machine will hang when using syslinux 3.86 to download vmlinuz and initrd with the Broadcom BCM5723 Ethernet chip. (BZ#622346)

Users of syslinux 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • syslinux-extlinux-4.02-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • syslinux-tftpboot-4.02-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • syslinux-debuginfo-4.02-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • syslinux-devel-4.02-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • syslinux-tftpboot-4.02-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • syslinux-extlinux-4.02-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • syslinux-debuginfo-4.02-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • syslinux-perl-4.02-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • syslinux-devel-4.02-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • syslinux-4.02-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • syslinux-4.02-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • syslinux-perl-4.02-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • syslinux-4.02-4.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)


Additional information