Issued:
2013-11-21
Updated:
2014-01-16

RHBA-2013:1747 - dracut bug fix update

Synopsis

dracut bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

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

Description

The dracut packages include an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure based on the udev device manager. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read and boot from the root partition.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • In FIPS mode, the self checking of binaries is only done if the /etc/system-fips file is present. Prior to this update, the dracut utility did not copy the /etc/system-fips file and some checksum files in the initial ram file system (initramfs). As a consequence, the self check of the tools needed to decrypt a partition was not done and the tools terminated unexpectedly. This bug has been fixed, dracut now copies all the needed files in the initramfs, and systems with encrypted disks can now boot successfully in FIPS mode. (BZ#1029844)

  • When booting in FIPS mode on live ISO images, dracut searched for the checksum file of the kernel image in the wrong place. Consequently, the booting process failed. With this update, the path to the checksum file has been corrected, and live ISO images can now boot in FIPS mode as expected. (BZ#1029846)

Users of dracut 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 x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.5ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.5s390x
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 - TUS6.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.5i386
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 Server - AUS6.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node6.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • dracut-kernel-004-336.el6_5.1.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-004-336.el6_5.1.src.rpm
  • dracut-network-004-336.el6_5.1.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-caps-004-336.el6_5.1.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-fips-004-336.el6_5.1.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-004-336.el6_5.1.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6_5.1.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-generic-004-336.el6_5.1.noarch.rpm
  • dracut-tools-004-336.el6_5.1.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information