Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1521 - dracut bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

dracut bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated dracut packages that fix multiple bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The dracut packages include an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure based on udev. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read and boot from the root partition.

These updated dracut packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.2_Technical_Notes/dracut.html#RHSA-2011-1521

All users of dracut are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide numerous bug fixes and enhancements.

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 for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
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 - 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 Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • dracut-caps-004-256.el6.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-network-004-256.el6.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-tools-004-256.el6.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-004-256.el6.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-generic-004-256.el6.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-004-256.el6.src.rpm
  • dracut-fips-004-256.el6.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-kernel-004-256.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

Additional information