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

RHBA-2013:0456 - btrfs-progs bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

btrfs-progs bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated btrfs-progs packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The btrfs-progs packages provide user-space programs to create, check, modify, and correct any inconsistencies in a Btrfs file system.

The btrfs-progs packages have been upgraded to upstream version 0.2, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version, including support for slashes in file system labels and new commands "btrfs-find-root", "btrfs-restore", and "btrfs-zero-log". This update also modifies the btrfs-progs utility, so that it is now built with the -fno-strict-aliasing method. (BZ#865600)

All users of btrfs-progs 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 Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64

Updated Packages

  • btrfs-progs-debuginfo-0.20-0.2.git91d9eec.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • btrfs-progs-0.20-0.2.git91d9eec.el6.src.rpm
  • btrfs-progs-0.20-0.2.git91d9eec.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information