Issued:
2012-08-21
Updated:
2012-08-21

RHBA-2012:1183 - iprutils bug fix update

Synopsis

iprutils bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated iprutils package that fixes a bug now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iprutils package provides utilities to manage and configure SCSI devices that are supported by the IBM Power RAID SCSI storage device driver.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, a buffer overflow bug caused the iprconfig utility to terminate unexpectedly with a segmentation fault when displaying detailed information of a disk device. A patch has been provided to address this issue and iprconfig no longer crashes in the described scenario. (BZ#849556)

All users of iprutils are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.3ppc64

Updated Packages

  • iprutils-debuginfo-2.3.9-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
  • iprutils-2.3.9-2.el6_3.1.src.rpm
  • iprutils-2.3.9-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information