- Issued:
- 2008-08-11
- Updated:
- 2008-08-11
RHBA-2008:0829 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
kexec-tools bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated kexec-tools package that fixes a bug is now available.
Description
The kexec-tools package provides tools that facilitate a new kernel to boot
using the Linux kernel kexec feature, either on a normal or a panic reboot.
On Intel Itanium-based systems, in certain situations, when "makedumpfile"
was configured as a "core_collector" in "/etc/kdump.conf", makedumpfile
may have corrupted vmcores. When analyzing such vmcores with the crash
utility, running the "bt" command may have caused a "bt: unwind: failed to
locate return link" error.
Users of kexec-tools are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves this issue.
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 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 457233 - [RHEL5.2] makedumpfile corrupts vmcore on ia64: crash's bt fails to unwind
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: c1f6abe902bc8e372c8a0048b57c7957ee1ae7b1f11c1ae956d5d57f49f1aba7 |
x86_64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 57d4ce058916ffef42988ded6adcdeaa6eff6de67fd07924b1c52254b33ed635 |
ia64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 84aed0959975c110d2eaab8ab4f72d3464d4925308ac4a3eeae4a4b01685d224 |
i386 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1a502308ede9cf8f74b4abeeb8d272d84fa6604152480626994fae7ae6307f26 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
ia64 | |
i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: c1f6abe902bc8e372c8a0048b57c7957ee1ae7b1f11c1ae956d5d57f49f1aba7 |
x86_64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 57d4ce058916ffef42988ded6adcdeaa6eff6de67fd07924b1c52254b33ed635 |
i386 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1a502308ede9cf8f74b4abeeb8d272d84fa6604152480626994fae7ae6307f26 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: c1f6abe902bc8e372c8a0048b57c7957ee1ae7b1f11c1ae956d5d57f49f1aba7 |
x86_64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 57d4ce058916ffef42988ded6adcdeaa6eff6de67fd07924b1c52254b33ed635 |
i386 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1a502308ede9cf8f74b4abeeb8d272d84fa6604152480626994fae7ae6307f26 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: c1f6abe902bc8e372c8a0048b57c7957ee1ae7b1f11c1ae956d5d57f49f1aba7 |
s390x | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: de216b78c334e5154a488df4b266ca0c497d54544b6d76d73c4288c392e0a771 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
s390x |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: c1f6abe902bc8e372c8a0048b57c7957ee1ae7b1f11c1ae956d5d57f49f1aba7 |
ppc | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 1ff90ec7f2ab1ffd6cfb75c816c5fe4df93d24346cda737a2ed6422aa7ff4e94 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
ppc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: c1f6abe902bc8e372c8a0048b57c7957ee1ae7b1f11c1ae956d5d57f49f1aba7 |
x86_64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 57d4ce058916ffef42988ded6adcdeaa6eff6de67fd07924b1c52254b33ed635 |
i386 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-21.el5_2.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1a502308ede9cf8f74b4abeeb8d272d84fa6604152480626994fae7ae6307f26 |
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