Issued:

2011-12-06

Updated:

2011-12-06

RHEA-2011:1663 - hwdata enhancement update

Synopsis

hwdata enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated hwdata package that adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The hwdata package contains tools for accessing and displaying hardware identification and configuration data.

This update adds the following enhancements:

• The pci.ids database has been updated with information about HP Laptop WiFi chipsets. (BZ#682399)

• The pci.ids database has been updated with information about future Intel PCH (Platform Controller Hub) devices. (BZ#695798)

• The pci.ids database has been updated with correct information about QLogic IBA7322 InfiniBand devices. (BZ#712177)

• The pci.ids database has been updated with information about future Atheros wireless devices. (BZ#713070)

• The pci.ids database has been updated with information about future Broadcom wireless devices. (BZ#739376)

• The pci.ids database has been updated according to the latest upstream changes. (BZ#728909)

Users of hwdata are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds 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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• hwdata-0.233-7.6.el6.noarch.rpm
• hwdata-0.233-7.6.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 728909

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.