Issued:
2013-11-20
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1662 - python-ethtool bug fix update

Synopsis

python-ethtool bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated python-ethtool packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The python-ethtool packages make the ethtool kernel interface available within the Python programming environment to allow querying and changing of Ethernet card settings, such as speed, port, auto-negotiation, and PCI locations.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the _haveNetwork() routine from the firstboot.loader module returned "False" when set up exclusively for IPv6. As a consequence, there was no network connection. A patch that detects IPv6-only active devices has been applied, and the _haveNetwork() routine now returns "True" as expected. (BZ#855920)

  • Prior to this update, if more IPv4 addresses were bound to one interface, the pifconfig script, which displays information about a network interface, failed to produce the correct output. As a result, two interfaces with the same IPv4 address were reported. A patch has been applied, and the pifconfig script now reports multiple IPv4 addresses correctly. (BZ#876211)

Users of python-ethtool are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

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

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

  • python-ethtool-debuginfo-0.6-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • python-ethtool-debuginfo-0.6-5.el6.s390x.rpm
  • python-ethtool-0.6-5.el6.src.rpm
  • python-ethtool-0.6-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • python-ethtool-0.6-5.el6.s390x.rpm
  • python-ethtool-debuginfo-0.6-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • python-ethtool-debuginfo-0.6-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • python-ethtool-0.6-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • python-ethtool-0.6-5.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information