- Issued:
- 2018-01-25
- Updated:
- 2018-01-25
RHEA-2018:0141 - initscripts enhahcement update
Synopsis
initscripts enhahcement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory None
Topic
Updated initscripts packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Description
The initscripts packages contain basic system scripts that boot the system, change runlevels, activate and deactivate most network interfaces, and shut down the system cleanly.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- Previously, the initscripts service broke Linux Virtual Server (LVS) load balancing with direct routing for some customers, who relied on unsupported configuration to disable Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packets sending. With this update, the ARPUPDATE ifcfg option has been introduced in initscripts. It controls whether to update neighboring computers with ARP information about the current Network Interface Controller (NIC). When the ARPUPDATE option is set to "no", ARP packets sending is disabled, and, as a result, the unsupported configuration for LVS with direct routing works as expected. (BZ# 1508579)
Users of initscripts 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.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 | 7 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- debugmode-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
- initscripts-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.src.rpm
- debugmode-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
- initscripts-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.s390x.rpm
- initscripts-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.ppc64.rpm
- initscripts-debuginfo-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.ppc64.rpm
- debugmode-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.aarch64.rpm
- initscripts-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
- initscripts-debuginfo-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.s390x.rpm
- initscripts-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.aarch64.rpm
- initscripts-debuginfo-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
- debugmode-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.ppc64.rpm
- debugmode-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.s390x.rpm
- initscripts-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
- initscripts-debuginfo-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.aarch64.rpm
- initscripts-debuginfo-9.49.39-1.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
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Additional information
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