- Issued:
- 2011-08-31
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHBA-2011:1224 - cpufrequtils bugfix update
Synopsis
cpufrequtils bugfix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated cpufrequtils package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The cpufrequtils package contains utilities that can be used to control the cpufreq interface provided by the kernel on hardware that supports CPU frequency scaling.
This updated cpufrequtils package fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, the cpufreq-aperf utility did not run on 32-bit systems due to an incorrect argument passed to the read() call. This problem has been fixed: the buffer size is now used instead of the size of the pointer and the cpufreq-aperf utility runs as expected. (BZ#675734)
All users of cpufrequtils are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves 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
| 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 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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| 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 Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- cpufrequtils-debuginfo-007-6.el6.i686.rpm
- cpufrequtils-debuginfo-007-6.el6.ppc.rpm
- cpufrequtils-devel-007-6.el6.ppc.rpm
- cpufrequtils-007-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
- cpufrequtils-devel-007-6.el6.i686.rpm
- cpufrequtils-devel-007-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
- cpufrequtils-007-6.el6.i686.rpm
- cpufrequtils-007-6.el6.ppc.rpm
- cpufrequtils-debuginfo-007-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cpufrequtils-devel-007-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cpufrequtils-007-6.el6.src.rpm
- cpufrequtils-007-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
- cpufrequtils-debuginfo-007-6.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/.
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