- Issued:
- 2011-08-24
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHBA-2011:1201 - smartmontools bug fix update
Synopsis
smartmontools bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
An updated smartmontools package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The smartmontools package contains two utilities, smartctl and smartd, that enable the controlling and monitoring of Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) enabled storage systems. These utilities provide advanced warning of disk degradation and failure.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, when a system event relevant to smartd happened, the following spurious error message was output if no mail address was configured:
"smartd: internal error in MailWarning(): cfg.mailwarn->emailfreq=0"
This unintended behavior has been fixed in this update so that the spurious error message is no longer displayed. (BZ#697867)
All smartmontools users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug.
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
| 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
- smartmontools-5.39.1-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- smartmontools-debuginfo-5.39.1-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- smartmontools-5.39.1-5.el6.s390x.rpm
- smartmontools-debuginfo-5.39.1-5.el6.s390x.rpm
- smartmontools-5.39.1-5.el6.i686.rpm
- smartmontools-5.39.1-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
- smartmontools-debuginfo-5.39.1-5.el6.i686.rpm
- smartmontools-5.39.1-5.el6.src.rpm
- smartmontools-debuginfo-5.39.1-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
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.