Issued:

2011-12-06

Updated:

2011-12-06

RHEA-2011:1681 - iwl6000g2a-firmware enhancement update

Synopsis

iwl6000g2a-firmware enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated iwl6000g2a-firmware package that adds an enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iwl6000g2a-firmware package provides the firmware required by the iwlagn driver for Linux to support Intel Wireless WiFi Link 6005 series adapters.

The iwl6000g2a-firmware package has been upgraded to upstream version 17.168.5.3, which provides an enhancement over the previous version. (BZ#729438)

All users of the iwlagn driver are advised to upgrade to this updated iwl6000g2a-firmware package, which adds 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

Updated Packages

• iwl6000g2a-firmware-17.168.5.3-1.el6.noarch.rpm
• iwl6000g2a-firmware-17.168.5.3-1.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 729438

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/.
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