Issued:
2013-01-07
Updated:
2013-01-07

RHBA-2013:0113 - alsa-utils bug fix update


Synopsis

alsa-utils bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated alsa-utils packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The alsa-utils package contains command line utilities for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA).

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Due to an incorrect configuration of the alsaloop utility from the alsa-utils package, high CPU usage occurred when using alsaloop. This also affected the alsa-delay script, which uses alsaloop for the configurable audio delay functionality. With this update, the alsaloop function has been reconfigured. As a result, the CPU usage is now optimized when alsaloop is used. (BZ#854012)

All users of alsa-utils 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • alsa-utils-debuginfo-1.0.17-7.el5.s390x.rpm
  • alsa-utils-debuginfo-1.0.17-7.el5.i386.rpm
  • alsa-utils-1.0.17-7.el5.src.rpm
  • alsa-utils-debuginfo-1.0.17-7.el5.ia64.rpm
  • alsa-utils-1.0.17-7.el5.ppc.rpm
  • alsa-utils-1.0.17-7.el5.s390x.rpm
  • alsa-utils-1.0.17-7.el5.i386.rpm
  • alsa-utils-1.0.17-7.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • alsa-utils-debuginfo-1.0.17-7.el5.ppc.rpm
  • alsa-utils-debuginfo-1.0.17-7.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • alsa-utils-1.0.17-7.el5.ia64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)


Additional information