Issued:
2012-09-25
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2012:1309 - lm_sensors bug fixes

Synopsis

lm_sensors bug fixes

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated lm_sensors packages that fix three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The lm_sensors packages provide a set of modules for general SMBus access and hardware monitoring.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the sensors-detect script did not detect all GenuineIntel CPUs. As a consequence, lm_sensors did not load coretemp module automatically. This update uses a more generic detection for Intel CPUs. Now, the coretemp module is loaded as expected. (BZ#610000, BZ#623587)

  • Prior to this update, the sensors-detect script reported an error when running without user-defined input. This behavior had no impact on the function but could confuse users. This update modifies the underlying code to allow for the sensors-detect script to run without user. (BZ#768365)

All users of lm_sensors are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

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

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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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

  • lm_sensors-3.1.1-17.el6.src.rpm
  • lm_sensors-libs-3.1.1-17.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • lm_sensors-libs-3.1.1-17.el6.ppc.rpm
  • lm_sensors-libs-3.1.1-17.el6.s390x.rpm
  • lm_sensors-debuginfo-3.1.1-17.el6.i686.rpm
  • lm_sensors-libs-3.1.1-17.el6.i686.rpm
  • lm_sensors-3.1.1-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • lm_sensors-3.1.1-17.el6.i686.rpm
  • lm_sensors-3.1.1-17.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • lm_sensors-sensord-3.1.1-17.el6.i686.rpm
  • lm_sensors-debuginfo-3.1.1-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • lm_sensors-devel-3.1.1-17.el6.i686.rpm
  • lm_sensors-devel-3.1.1-17.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • lm_sensors-sensord-3.1.1-17.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • lm_sensors-libs-3.1.1-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • lm_sensors-libs-3.1.1-17.el6.s390.rpm
  • lm_sensors-debuginfo-3.1.1-17.el6.ppc.rpm
  • lm_sensors-devel-3.1.1-17.el6.s390x.rpm
  • lm_sensors-devel-3.1.1-17.el6.s390.rpm
  • lm_sensors-sensord-3.1.1-17.el6.s390x.rpm
  • lm_sensors-debuginfo-3.1.1-17.el6.s390.rpm
  • lm_sensors-devel-3.1.1-17.el6.ppc.rpm
  • lm_sensors-3.1.1-17.el6.s390x.rpm
  • lm_sensors-debuginfo-3.1.1-17.el6.s390x.rpm
  • lm_sensors-sensord-3.1.1-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • lm_sensors-devel-3.1.1-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • lm_sensors-debuginfo-3.1.1-17.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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