- Issued:
- 2009-09-02
- Updated:
- 2009-09-02
RHBA-2009:1345 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
mkinitrd bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated mkinitrd packages that fix several bugs and add enhancements are
now available.
Description
The mkinitrd utility creates file system images for use as initial ramdisk
(initrd) images.
This update includes fixes for the following bugs:
- mkinitrd failed on dmraid systems with kernels that don't include
dm-raid45 modules. (BZ479270)
- the "netname" command has been improved to handle environmental variables
correctly. (BZ474422)
- handling for UUID and LABEL on hibernation devices has been improved.
(BZ489836)
This update also includes these enhancements:
- when in fips mode the tcrypt module is now loaded to self-test all
cryptographic algorithms. (BZ499639)
- support for FIPS integrity checking of the kernel has been added.
(BZ467497)
Users of mkinitrd are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues and add these enhancements.
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/docs/DOC-11259
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 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 Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 475384 - RAID0 (Strip) – produces i/o errors on boot. Seems to be a Strip RAID system boots and work normally except for i/o errors on boot.
- BZ - 479270 - mkinitrd 5.1.19.6-44 fails to create initrd for kernels prior to 2.6.18-122.el5
- BZ - 502624 - mkinitrd can't access /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled and prints errors
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8234a9fda38a52eb61db87fe4fb6a246bb362994187174b35a59c10c219bd522 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e8fbb1f1891f64ca2f20e9671212a6bf990d5d834832aad6fbfc4063060a804 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6fc98d15a497b0dcb0dc09175e4b14e86488f8e673fbf0d5afed0eaba479779e |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2ba0fd6c2d33731179b65330b3c31b42a0da0b7eb3fd583d57295df5833f7ca0 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e62f2674ad63a724d5e098feeec1bdba934a907cae6261500bc5f8237d2d501 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 48b53fc8125be5667880b99ce4f17edaf90d913d6e28936ab6651f7a90b32cb1 |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0d23acea5958d4f2dd26d27a695986664308275087fa3a25ce657497806ad73f |
ia64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: db02716d2b126eba7028531a9025d4a060a3e3fab0fed695c66ea3e3941e7839 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: c35f634b2d81b4e04481d8fadbffc91a622f5ff94d440d44d914ddfb3d98f87d |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 4af3582618ba04c54c6139624e2f9aab6b16d2dffd96b4d1166a97e42844e81b |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 610768af5bade540a954b7132e456588254149661c5aa9d287014f80c031d909 |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 18901498b59c8f647417e22e11255edf0c39bd1d1e9df97d196ffba2fa1ea817 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6fc98d15a497b0dcb0dc09175e4b14e86488f8e673fbf0d5afed0eaba479779e |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e62f2674ad63a724d5e098feeec1bdba934a907cae6261500bc5f8237d2d501 |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 21d63c71c5ffa8ffec9898d08769841c74723205630d643e7846fcebc4cb66a5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8234a9fda38a52eb61db87fe4fb6a246bb362994187174b35a59c10c219bd522 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e8fbb1f1891f64ca2f20e9671212a6bf990d5d834832aad6fbfc4063060a804 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6fc98d15a497b0dcb0dc09175e4b14e86488f8e673fbf0d5afed0eaba479779e |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2ba0fd6c2d33731179b65330b3c31b42a0da0b7eb3fd583d57295df5833f7ca0 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e62f2674ad63a724d5e098feeec1bdba934a907cae6261500bc5f8237d2d501 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 48b53fc8125be5667880b99ce4f17edaf90d913d6e28936ab6651f7a90b32cb1 |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0d23acea5958d4f2dd26d27a695986664308275087fa3a25ce657497806ad73f |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 18901498b59c8f647417e22e11255edf0c39bd1d1e9df97d196ffba2fa1ea817 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6fc98d15a497b0dcb0dc09175e4b14e86488f8e673fbf0d5afed0eaba479779e |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e62f2674ad63a724d5e098feeec1bdba934a907cae6261500bc5f8237d2d501 |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 21d63c71c5ffa8ffec9898d08769841c74723205630d643e7846fcebc4cb66a5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8234a9fda38a52eb61db87fe4fb6a246bb362994187174b35a59c10c219bd522 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e8fbb1f1891f64ca2f20e9671212a6bf990d5d834832aad6fbfc4063060a804 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6fc98d15a497b0dcb0dc09175e4b14e86488f8e673fbf0d5afed0eaba479779e |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2ba0fd6c2d33731179b65330b3c31b42a0da0b7eb3fd583d57295df5833f7ca0 |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0d23acea5958d4f2dd26d27a695986664308275087fa3a25ce657497806ad73f |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 18901498b59c8f647417e22e11255edf0c39bd1d1e9df97d196ffba2fa1ea817 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6fc98d15a497b0dcb0dc09175e4b14e86488f8e673fbf0d5afed0eaba479779e |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 21d63c71c5ffa8ffec9898d08769841c74723205630d643e7846fcebc4cb66a5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8234a9fda38a52eb61db87fe4fb6a246bb362994187174b35a59c10c219bd522 |
s390x | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: ee6b0aabf9911f870476098bbbd49c5e8594e2e4ca9b8662c9bdde98992f0bee |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.s390.rpm | SHA-256: c44dd3edfb46fdf55c61776cbe4e225d62ff8406e71328dfab53e1275513dcce |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 23682d46a8acd538f6019eb67102481c57a49b9d0e5257c266b6520c72ec75a7 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.s390.rpm | SHA-256: ca2d0d60f6cd445015c1fc12e65883e1a1fbcb65378a78e9b81dbbded7c897e7 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 3e9651a4af807581d2657e9bbf21acfd97db11e73f3b7afe846d9f5d51cd4aaf |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 75b9923c96e108bfff280fdb768fa259afaa65041a0d1c9f5529778ce7208682 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8234a9fda38a52eb61db87fe4fb6a246bb362994187174b35a59c10c219bd522 |
ppc | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ba3318dca0daac8a94922314e4f00f735c273c87525214016c0e397066a50814 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: c6af70dd38ba43c6ef6f9844db46bf2e90d376570830db295198058a2a7d6d8a |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 8fca3051402946075d7a411ff4d781ab9e1020f67d087ee1aadd206239046f1b |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 18967225b77379d753b211ea037bd398dcbc246c265ee9230bfe9fa9042a060d |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 41cafe664c34b1ad2375d0cbc8a6666b38d48e0f8fc1be41b7e391e4b8c868b2 |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ccb94c0410e012e695a74b9fb6c8db42ad5ff1bb61486923e828cbcf5cfdab95 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8234a9fda38a52eb61db87fe4fb6a246bb362994187174b35a59c10c219bd522 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 9e8fbb1f1891f64ca2f20e9671212a6bf990d5d834832aad6fbfc4063060a804 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6fc98d15a497b0dcb0dc09175e4b14e86488f8e673fbf0d5afed0eaba479779e |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2ba0fd6c2d33731179b65330b3c31b42a0da0b7eb3fd583d57295df5833f7ca0 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e62f2674ad63a724d5e098feeec1bdba934a907cae6261500bc5f8237d2d501 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 48b53fc8125be5667880b99ce4f17edaf90d913d6e28936ab6651f7a90b32cb1 |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0d23acea5958d4f2dd26d27a695986664308275087fa3a25ce657497806ad73f |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 18901498b59c8f647417e22e11255edf0c39bd1d1e9df97d196ffba2fa1ea817 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6fc98d15a497b0dcb0dc09175e4b14e86488f8e673fbf0d5afed0eaba479779e |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6e62f2674ad63a724d5e098feeec1bdba934a907cae6261500bc5f8237d2d501 |
nash-5.1.19.6-54.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 21d63c71c5ffa8ffec9898d08769841c74723205630d643e7846fcebc4cb66a5 |
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