Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1432 - iprutils bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

iprutils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated iprutils packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iprutils packages provide utilities to manage and configure SCSI devices that are supported by the ipr SCSI storage device driver.

The iprutils package has been upgraded to upstream version 2.4.2, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. Specifically, this update provides support for the new vRAID Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) adapters. (BZ#929292)

This update also fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, information on "Read Intensive" disks did not display in the iprconfig menu. The underlying source code has been patched, and the disks information is now displayed correctly. (BZ#1127825)

Users of iprutils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64

Updated Packages

  • iprutils-debuginfo-2.4.2-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iprutils-2.4.2-2.el6.src.rpm
  • iprutils-2.4.2-2.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

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References

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Additional information