- Issued:
- 2008-01-30
- Updated:
- 2008-01-30
RHBA-2008:0037 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
device-mapper-multipath bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated device-mapper-multipath package that fixes a bug is now
available.
Description
The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools to manage multipath
devices by giving the device-mapper multipath kernel module instructions on
what to do, as well as by managing the creation and removal of partitions
for device-mapper devices
This updated package fixes a bug where kpartx named partitions
inconsistently. If the name of a device ended in a digit, kpartx would
append a 'p' and the partition number, whereas if the device name ended
with a character other than a digit, kpartx would simply append the
partition number without first appending the 'p'. This updated
device-mapper-multipath package adds the following behavior to kpartx: it
now checks to see if the configuration file /etc/kpartx.conf exists and
includes the configuration option "consistent_suffix=yes", and, if so, adds
a 'p' followed by the partition number to the base device name. If, on the
other hand, the file does not exist or has the option
"consistent_suffix=no", then kpartx retains its former, somewhat
inconsistent device-naming behavior.
Users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.6 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.6 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 IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.6 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.6 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 350231 - Missing the 'p' in multpath'ed partitioned devices
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
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device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5e05c4a459c95bcdac123626f5503c5c3042eedc7b6278cce3a535b92d2ee9d5 |
x86_64 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 55d0ecf3fd4d3a1c2e1a20ab782ec3ea68317e3f031cf5f4ce2b2f0fc5aad88b |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 55d0ecf3fd4d3a1c2e1a20ab782ec3ea68317e3f031cf5f4ce2b2f0fc5aad88b |
ia64 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 658a3ef2027dda6c603fa6c11d6c70f1e5abef5601572740864296c07b93f06e |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 658a3ef2027dda6c603fa6c11d6c70f1e5abef5601572740864296c07b93f06e |
i386 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b8f4680f5f378f37c6bd84bf83dde61455e08b76313c21744872745ed51592bd |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b8f4680f5f378f37c6bd84bf83dde61455e08b76313c21744872745ed51592bd |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5e05c4a459c95bcdac123626f5503c5c3042eedc7b6278cce3a535b92d2ee9d5 |
x86_64 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 55d0ecf3fd4d3a1c2e1a20ab782ec3ea68317e3f031cf5f4ce2b2f0fc5aad88b |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 55d0ecf3fd4d3a1c2e1a20ab782ec3ea68317e3f031cf5f4ce2b2f0fc5aad88b |
ia64 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 658a3ef2027dda6c603fa6c11d6c70f1e5abef5601572740864296c07b93f06e |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 658a3ef2027dda6c603fa6c11d6c70f1e5abef5601572740864296c07b93f06e |
i386 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b8f4680f5f378f37c6bd84bf83dde61455e08b76313c21744872745ed51592bd |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b8f4680f5f378f37c6bd84bf83dde61455e08b76313c21744872745ed51592bd |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5e05c4a459c95bcdac123626f5503c5c3042eedc7b6278cce3a535b92d2ee9d5 |
x86_64 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 55d0ecf3fd4d3a1c2e1a20ab782ec3ea68317e3f031cf5f4ce2b2f0fc5aad88b |
ia64 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 658a3ef2027dda6c603fa6c11d6c70f1e5abef5601572740864296c07b93f06e |
i386 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b8f4680f5f378f37c6bd84bf83dde61455e08b76313c21744872745ed51592bd |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5e05c4a459c95bcdac123626f5503c5c3042eedc7b6278cce3a535b92d2ee9d5 |
x86_64 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 55d0ecf3fd4d3a1c2e1a20ab782ec3ea68317e3f031cf5f4ce2b2f0fc5aad88b |
i386 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b8f4680f5f378f37c6bd84bf83dde61455e08b76313c21744872745ed51592bd |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5e05c4a459c95bcdac123626f5503c5c3042eedc7b6278cce3a535b92d2ee9d5 |
s390x | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 01e229ef1e29820383d27a62e8b9c2155f85f18a7976e5ad4fb2fdecf7ebd386 |
s390 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 33516401c5dd5bd4a10a3eb7097a0f9da936873daec374b26071963e61d210b8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5e05c4a459c95bcdac123626f5503c5c3042eedc7b6278cce3a535b92d2ee9d5 |
s390x | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 01e229ef1e29820383d27a62e8b9c2155f85f18a7976e5ad4fb2fdecf7ebd386 |
s390 | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 33516401c5dd5bd4a10a3eb7097a0f9da936873daec374b26071963e61d210b8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5e05c4a459c95bcdac123626f5503c5c3042eedc7b6278cce3a535b92d2ee9d5 |
ppc | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 769459a8db45052623d0dafadf7952d992c94f09d07c27c72004db02b175b556 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5e05c4a459c95bcdac123626f5503c5c3042eedc7b6278cce3a535b92d2ee9d5 |
ppc | |
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.5-27.el4_6.3.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 769459a8db45052623d0dafadf7952d992c94f09d07c27c72004db02b175b556 |
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