Issued:

2011-06-27

Updated:

2011-06-27

RHBA-2011:0903 - iwl5000-firmware bug fix update

Synopsis

iwl5000-firmware bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated iwl5000-firmware package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iwl5000-firmware package provides the iwlagn wireless driver with the firmware it requires to function correctly with Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5000 series adapters.

This update upgrades the iwl5000 firmware to upstream version 8.83.5.1, which provides a number of bug fixes over the previous version. (BZ#709522)

Users of iwl5000-firmware are advised to upgrade to this updated package which fixes this bug.

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

• iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1_1-1.el6_1.1.src.rpm
• iwl5000-firmware-8.83.5.1_1-1.el6_1.1.noarch.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 709522

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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