Issued:
2013-05-27
Updated:
2013-05-27

RHBA-2013:0863 - mkinitrd bug fix update

Synopsis

mkinitrd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated mkinitrd packages that fix one bug are now available Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The mkinitrd packages provide a utility to create the initrd file system image. The initrd image is an initial RAM disk that is loaded by a boot loader before the Linux kernel is started.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Due to a bug in the libblkid library, the grubby utility could terminate unexpectedly with a segmentation fault when attempting to install multiple kernels in succession. This update uses the new version of libblkid and grubby now works as expected in the described scenario. (BZ#963559)

All users of mkinitrd 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 x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.9x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.9ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.9i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support5.9ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support5.9s390x
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 Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI5.9x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI5.9i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS5.9x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS5.9ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS5.9i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • mkinitrd-debuginfo-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.s390.rpm
  • mkinitrd-debuginfo-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ppc.rpm
  • mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.s390.rpm
  • libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • nash-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.src.rpm
  • libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • nash-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ppc.rpm
  • mkinitrd-debuginfo-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-debuginfo-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ppc.rpm
  • mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.s390.rpm
  • mkinitrd-debuginfo-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ppc.rpm
  • nash-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ia64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
  • nash-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.s390x.rpm
  • nash-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-debuginfo-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.i386.rpm
  • mkinitrd-debuginfo-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ppc64.rpm
  • mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-80.el5_9.ppc.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information