- Issued:
- 2013-11-05
- Updated:
- 2013-11-05
RHBA-2013:1504 - lvm2 bug fix update
Synopsis
lvm2 bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated lvm2 packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The lvm2 packages include all of the support for handling read and write operations on physical volumes, creating volume groups from one or more physical volumes and creating one or more logical volumes in volume groups.
This update fixes the following bugs:
- When there were visible clustered Volume Groups in the system, it was not possible to silently skip them with proper return error code while non-clustered locking type was used (the global/locking_type lvm.conf setting). To fix this bug, "--ignoreskippedcluster" option has been added for several LVM commands (pvs, vgs, lvs, pvdisplay, vgdisplay, lvdisplay, vgchange, and lvchange). With this option, the clustered Volume Groups are skipped correctly while the return error code does not depend on these clustered Volume Groups. (BZ#1024911)
Users of lvm2 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/site/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) | 2.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise | 2.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) - AUS | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 6.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- lvm2-cluster-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- device-mapper-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- device-mapper-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- lvm2-libs-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.s390.rpm
- device-mapper-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- cmirror-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- lvm2-libs-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- lvm2-debuginfo-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- lvm2-debuginfo-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- device-mapper-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- device-mapper-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- lvm2-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- lvm2-libs-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.ppc.rpm
- device-mapper-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- device-mapper-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- lvm2-devel-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- lvm2-devel-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.s390.rpm
- device-mapper-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- lvm2-cluster-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- lvm2-devel-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- lvm2-libs-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- lvm2-libs-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- device-mapper-event-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- device-mapper-event-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- device-mapper-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- lvm2-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- lvm2-libs-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- device-mapper-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390.rpm
- device-mapper-event-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- device-mapper-event-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- lvm2-devel-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- device-mapper-event-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390.rpm
- lvm2-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- device-mapper-event-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390.rpm
- device-mapper-event-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc.rpm
- lvm2-devel-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- lvm2-debuginfo-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- device-mapper-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390.rpm
- device-mapper-event-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- device-mapper-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc.rpm
- device-mapper-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
- device-mapper-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- cmirror-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.x86_64.rpm
- device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- lvm2-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- device-mapper-libs-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc.rpm
- device-mapper-event-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.s390x.rpm
- lvm2-devel-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.ppc.rpm
- lvm2-debuginfo-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.ppc.rpm
- lvm2-debuginfo-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.s390.rpm
- lvm2-debuginfo-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.ppc64.rpm
- device-mapper-event-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.ppc.rpm
- lvm2-2.02.98-9.el6_4.3.src.rpm
- device-mapper-devel-1.02.77-9.el6_4.3.i686.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
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References
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