Issued:
2013-02-20
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2013:0365 - smartmontools bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

smartmontools bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated smartmontools packages that fix multiple bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The smartmontools packages provide the smartctl tool and the smartd daemon to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (SMART) built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks.

The smartmontools packages have been upgraded to upstream version 5.43, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#826144)

All users of smartmontools are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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 - 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

  • smartmontools-5.43-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • smartmontools-debuginfo-5.43-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • smartmontools-debuginfo-5.43-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • smartmontools-5.43-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • smartmontools-debuginfo-5.43-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • smartmontools-5.43-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • smartmontools-debuginfo-5.43-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • smartmontools-5.43-1.el6.src.rpm
  • smartmontools-5.43-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information