- Issued:
- 2012-06-20
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:1007 - udev bug fix update
Synopsis
udev bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated udev packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The udev packages implement a dynamic device-directory, providing only the devices present on the system. This dynamic directory runs in user space, dynamically creates and removes devices, provides consistent naming, and a user-space API.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Due to a bug in the binutils linker, the libudev library lost the ExecShield (GNU_RELRO) section, and was no longer protected by the Exec Shield security mechanism. This update provides a patch which ensures that the libudev library contains the ExecShield (GNU_RELRO) section again. (BZ#829703)
All users of udev 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | i386 |
| 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 Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | 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 Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | 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
- libgudev1-devel-147-2.42.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libudev-devel-147-2.42.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libgudev1-devel-147-2.42.el6.s390x.rpm
- libudev-devel-147-2.42.el6.i686.rpm
- udev-debuginfo-147-2.42.el6.s390.rpm
- libudev-147-2.42.el6.s390x.rpm
- libgudev1-147-2.42.el6.x86_64.rpm
- udev-debuginfo-147-2.42.el6.i686.rpm
- libgudev1-devel-147-2.42.el6.i686.rpm
- udev-debuginfo-147-2.42.el6.ppc.rpm
- libudev-147-2.42.el6.i686.rpm
- libgudev1-devel-147-2.42.el6.ppc.rpm
- udev-147-2.42.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libudev-147-2.42.el6.ppc.rpm
- libgudev1-147-2.42.el6.i686.rpm
- libgudev1-147-2.42.el6.ppc.rpm
- libgudev1-147-2.42.el6.s390.rpm
- libgudev1-devel-147-2.42.el6.s390.rpm
- libudev-devel-147-2.42.el6.s390x.rpm
- libgudev1-147-2.42.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libudev-devel-147-2.42.el6.ppc64.rpm
- udev-147-2.42.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libudev-147-2.42.el6.s390.rpm
- libudev-devel-147-2.42.el6.ppc.rpm
- udev-147-2.42.el6.s390x.rpm
- udev-147-2.42.el6.i686.rpm
- udev-debuginfo-147-2.42.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libudev-147-2.42.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libgudev1-devel-147-2.42.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libudev-devel-147-2.42.el6.s390.rpm
- libudev-147-2.42.el6.x86_64.rpm
- udev-debuginfo-147-2.42.el6.s390x.rpm
- udev-147-2.42.el6.src.rpm
- libgudev1-147-2.42.el6.s390x.rpm
- udev-debuginfo-147-2.42.el6.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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