- Issued:
- 2005-10-05
- Updated:
- 2005-10-05
RHBA-2005:534 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
kernel-utils bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated kernel-utils package that fixes various bugs is now available.
Description
The kernel-utils package contains several utilities that can be used to
control the kernel or machine hardware. Included are:
- dmidecode - gives information about the BIOS and motherboard revisions
- microcode_ctl - updates the microcode on Intel CPUs
- smartctl - monitors the health of disks
This updated kernel-utils package addresses the following issues:
cpuspeed improvements:
- Improved SMP/Dual-core support.
- Lowered default idle sampling time to 20s instead of 2s, which will
prevent excessive CPU frequency switching.
Several problems with the microcode_ctl utility were fixed.
All users of kernel-utils should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 154571 - dmidecode v2.2 does not work on IBM eServer xSeries 445
- BZ - 160833 - The /dev/cpu/microcode node required by the microcode_ctl initscript is not created
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
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kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.src.rpm | SHA-256: 86631a697081de07be13a22669c26d64d6cc4701321b87ab7a1ae20f56e651b8 |
x86_64 | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: efc0cdd56f35a362723d10858dfbc03533d4abb19f9beba484da9138a929c9f8 |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: efc0cdd56f35a362723d10858dfbc03533d4abb19f9beba484da9138a929c9f8 |
ia64 | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: a28c6ac3a1413c09156dd1fc3134d869c262125107a275fc27849caee32a18a8 |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: a28c6ac3a1413c09156dd1fc3134d869c262125107a275fc27849caee32a18a8 |
i386 | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 414b752afa553f5a2026c1f854f5db3e6ce7fde618b1b145edb298259b4b5717 |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 414b752afa553f5a2026c1f854f5db3e6ce7fde618b1b145edb298259b4b5717 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.src.rpm | SHA-256: 86631a697081de07be13a22669c26d64d6cc4701321b87ab7a1ae20f56e651b8 |
x86_64 | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: efc0cdd56f35a362723d10858dfbc03533d4abb19f9beba484da9138a929c9f8 |
ia64 | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: a28c6ac3a1413c09156dd1fc3134d869c262125107a275fc27849caee32a18a8 |
i386 | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 414b752afa553f5a2026c1f854f5db3e6ce7fde618b1b145edb298259b4b5717 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.src.rpm | SHA-256: 86631a697081de07be13a22669c26d64d6cc4701321b87ab7a1ae20f56e651b8 |
x86_64 | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: efc0cdd56f35a362723d10858dfbc03533d4abb19f9beba484da9138a929c9f8 |
i386 | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 414b752afa553f5a2026c1f854f5db3e6ce7fde618b1b145edb298259b4b5717 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.src.rpm | SHA-256: 86631a697081de07be13a22669c26d64d6cc4701321b87ab7a1ae20f56e651b8 |
s390x | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: e10c636cd813807d7efa6193f6b182262f7c7f72369db34630a69c623210e623 |
s390 | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 40c2f677c993be45874d11c6eb1e8978165c6def2b29781f937aa3c6b2e3f856 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.src.rpm | SHA-256: 86631a697081de07be13a22669c26d64d6cc4701321b87ab7a1ae20f56e651b8 |
ppc | |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 61faf968ad2c7e2d5d9df72f6955c909f0c04fbd68cccd22e0dce6806d6e5202 |
kernel-utils-2.4-13.1.69.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: e2b2616d60c4c24f016e87f2d021b7c02fa82695bf4c6c64d7c38186137699bd |
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