- Issued:
- 2012-07-16
- Updated:
- 2012-07-16
RHBA-2012:1078 - dracut bug fix update
Synopsis
dracut bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated dracut packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The dracut packages include an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure based on the udev device manager. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded together with the kernel at boot time.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, the default mount option of the proc file system used during boot was "mount -t proc -o nosuid,noexec,nodev proc /proc". This caused that device nodes in the proc file system were inaccessible by certain kernel drivers. With this update, the option has been changed to previously used "mount -t proc proc /proc", so that the proc file system can be successfully accessed by kernel drivers. (BZ#839296)
All users of dracut are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix 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 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
- dracut-fips-aesni-004-284.el6_3.noarch.rpm
- dracut-004-284.el6_3.noarch.rpm
- dracut-caps-004-284.el6_3.noarch.rpm
- dracut-fips-004-284.el6_3.noarch.rpm
- dracut-network-004-284.el6_3.noarch.rpm
- dracut-generic-004-284.el6_3.noarch.rpm
- dracut-kernel-004-284.el6_3.noarch.rpm
- dracut-tools-004-284.el6_3.noarch.rpm
- dracut-004-284.el6_3.src.rpm
Fixes
(none)
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.