Issued:
2014-09-16
Updated:
2014-09-16

RHBA-2014:1210 - initscripts bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

initscripts bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated initscripts packages that fix two bugs and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The initscripts packages contain basic system scripts to boot the system, change runlevels, activate and deactivate most network interfaces, and shut down the system cleanly.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the source code did not handle the network interface controller (NIC) coming up on layer 2 appropriately, which caused a race condition. As a consequence, the ifup-eth scripts failed to determine if a duplicate IP address existed. After this update, the user can now set a value of the "-w" option of the arping command to specify a timeout, and duplicate IP addresses are detected as expected. (BZ#1055573)

  • Prior to this update, the rc.sysinit script did not appropriately verify the conditions before executing the init_crypto() function. Consequently, a harmless error message was displayed when booting with an encrypted logical volume. With this update, rc.sysinit verifies the existence of the block devices listed in the /etc/crypttab file, and the error message no longer appears. (BZ#836679)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:

  • The bridge configuration options have been enhanced by adding a possibility to set bridge priorities and aging in a standardized way. (BZ#662617)

Users of initscripts are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add this enhancement.

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 Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
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 Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • initscripts-8.45.45-1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.45-1.el5.s390x.rpm
  • initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.45-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • initscripts-8.45.45-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • initscripts-8.45.45-1.el5.ia64.rpm
  • initscripts-8.45.45-1.el5.src.rpm
  • initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.45-1.el5.i386.rpm
  • initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.45-1.el5.ia64.rpm
  • initscripts-8.45.45-1.el5.i386.rpm
  • initscripts-8.45.45-1.el5.s390x.rpm
  • initscripts-debuginfo-8.45.45-1.el5.ppc.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information