- Issued:
- 2011-10-13
- Updated:
- 2011-10-13
RHEA-2011:1366 - dracut enhancement update
Synopsis
dracut enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
Updated dracut packages that add an enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The dracut package contains an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure based around 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 adds the following enhancement:
- The dm-mod and dm-crypt kernel modules were missing from the list of kernel modules which are pre-loaded for the FIPS-140 (Federal Information Processing Standards) check. With this update, these modules have been added to the list. This update also introduces the dracut-fips-aesni subpackage which should be installed if the aesni-intel module is used in FIPS mode. (BZ#728549)
Users of dracut are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which 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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI) | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | 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 | 6.1 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | 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 - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | 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 Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- dracut-caps-004-53.el6_1.1.noarch.rpm
- dracut-004-53.el6_1.1.src.rpm
- dracut-fips-004-53.el6_1.1.noarch.rpm
- dracut-fips-aesni-004-53.el6_1.1.noarch.rpm
- dracut-tools-004-53.el6_1.1.noarch.rpm
- dracut-kernel-004-53.el6_1.1.noarch.rpm
- dracut-network-004-53.el6_1.1.noarch.rpm
- dracut-004-53.el6_1.1.noarch.rpm
- dracut-generic-004-53.el6_1.1.noarch.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.