Issued:

2012-02-20

Updated:

2012-02-20

RHBA-2012:0207 - syslinux bug fix update

Synopsis

syslinux bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated syslinux packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

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

This update fixes the following bug:

• Although the syslinux package contains ELF objects, the debuginfo package was previously empty. This bug has been fixed and the syslinux-debuginfo package now contains debugging information as expected. (BZ#500631)

Users of syslinux are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix 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

Updated Packages

• syslinux-3.11-7.i386.rpm
• syslinux-3.11-7.src.rpm
• syslinux-3.11-7.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 500631

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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