Issued:
2013-04-29
Updated:
2013-04-29

RHBA-2013:0768 - kernel bug fix update

Synopsis

kernel bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated kernel packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Update Support.

Description

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

This update fixes several bugs. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Documentation for these changes will be available shortly from the Technical Notes document linked to in the References section.

Users of kernel are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

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

To install kernel packages manually, use "rpm -ivh [package]". Do not use "rpm -Uvh" as that will remove the running kernel binaries from your system. You may use "rpm -e" to remove old kernels after determining that the new kernel functions properly on your system.

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.3ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.3s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.3i386

Updated Packages

  • kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • perf-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.src.rpm
  • python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • kernel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • python-perf-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.noarch.rpm
  • perf-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • python-perf-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-doc-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.noarch.rpm
  • python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • python-perf-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • kernel-kdump-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • perf-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • perf-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • python-perf-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm
  • kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.25.1.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

Additional information