- Issued:
- 2010-03-30
- Updated:
- 2010-03-30
RHBA-2010:0295 - 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.
These updated mkinitrd packages contains multiple bug fixes and
enhancements and space precludes documenting these changes in this
advisory.
For details concerning every one of these changes, see the mkinitrd chapter
in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 Technical Notes:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.5/html/Technica l_Notes/mkinitrd.html
All mkinitrd users should install these updated packages, which address
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 - 460899 - LTC:201049: mkinitrd support for DM-MP SCSI Hardware Handlers
- BZ - 467850 - initrd cannot handle 'options' in /etc/modprobe.conf, with spaces.
- BZ - 503567 - local variable clobbers global rootdev
- BZ - 517868 - mkinitrd copies lvm.conf verbatim inside the initrd without parsing it properly
- BZ - 526246 - PATCH: BIOS RAID / dmraid 10 boot shows ugly (but harmless) error messages
- BZ - 560672 - Missing virtio* modules in initrd
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.src.rpm | SHA-256: e2acbbcaaf93578fba1412b15b6275d9a99309625b827c6d6853188b77350342 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 26353097cec10b8a8c420e6971fbf2ed93b9db1b4d430f905120fce966834c35 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c07191d4016975a35bb97a87aca9296db963afcd7cf89ad9ec9ca578d24dfddb |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dd90e33691c0a3de8778d877adbe378f6d52cc7bdb20e7e8db930a61017956aa |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0ce684559ff7922e7c0a8ca9f1e0bc111521e722bea365de813aa55e6982b655 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 34d3f3d9bcd595d573bd8ecf6e87f7f2df2657b3e5e5542af5fcf7668bd14848 |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 77a97fe4aa5207e4372b9c195b97b1e999846007af546c9598973413f2bdf3d6 |
ia64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: a70830272da9ac074b84dfda6c1f961dc2569bdc73567244b5a9f2bcea2b249d |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 74ee782c683318941f9e27ffe9d550255ca818a11ee9760759800dcfa06040fb |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 1038b4b08fcd4b8dbc0d2791ca708c1d6192eaad72586bb48dcc7727154efa51 |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: eac2e2b676eae46d123ed5c8f2093f0365d9cb38c956c6bfdad7d0a21ce7ff10 |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1de7c12da59fd3447f93b9d2a524989485486158d2a75d60fbf44ec13a7b857e |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c07191d4016975a35bb97a87aca9296db963afcd7cf89ad9ec9ca578d24dfddb |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0ce684559ff7922e7c0a8ca9f1e0bc111521e722bea365de813aa55e6982b655 |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: be7af7d7452816ceb6255425bc49e5db144a7e4676d1eb0d9affb83274e5032b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.src.rpm | SHA-256: e2acbbcaaf93578fba1412b15b6275d9a99309625b827c6d6853188b77350342 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 26353097cec10b8a8c420e6971fbf2ed93b9db1b4d430f905120fce966834c35 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c07191d4016975a35bb97a87aca9296db963afcd7cf89ad9ec9ca578d24dfddb |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dd90e33691c0a3de8778d877adbe378f6d52cc7bdb20e7e8db930a61017956aa |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0ce684559ff7922e7c0a8ca9f1e0bc111521e722bea365de813aa55e6982b655 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 34d3f3d9bcd595d573bd8ecf6e87f7f2df2657b3e5e5542af5fcf7668bd14848 |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 77a97fe4aa5207e4372b9c195b97b1e999846007af546c9598973413f2bdf3d6 |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1de7c12da59fd3447f93b9d2a524989485486158d2a75d60fbf44ec13a7b857e |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c07191d4016975a35bb97a87aca9296db963afcd7cf89ad9ec9ca578d24dfddb |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0ce684559ff7922e7c0a8ca9f1e0bc111521e722bea365de813aa55e6982b655 |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: be7af7d7452816ceb6255425bc49e5db144a7e4676d1eb0d9affb83274e5032b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.src.rpm | SHA-256: e2acbbcaaf93578fba1412b15b6275d9a99309625b827c6d6853188b77350342 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 26353097cec10b8a8c420e6971fbf2ed93b9db1b4d430f905120fce966834c35 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c07191d4016975a35bb97a87aca9296db963afcd7cf89ad9ec9ca578d24dfddb |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dd90e33691c0a3de8778d877adbe378f6d52cc7bdb20e7e8db930a61017956aa |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 77a97fe4aa5207e4372b9c195b97b1e999846007af546c9598973413f2bdf3d6 |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1de7c12da59fd3447f93b9d2a524989485486158d2a75d60fbf44ec13a7b857e |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c07191d4016975a35bb97a87aca9296db963afcd7cf89ad9ec9ca578d24dfddb |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: be7af7d7452816ceb6255425bc49e5db144a7e4676d1eb0d9affb83274e5032b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.src.rpm | SHA-256: e2acbbcaaf93578fba1412b15b6275d9a99309625b827c6d6853188b77350342 |
s390x | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: c1d3fea286f99c49b45f92a52bef08c43ed58182e33e0736cd85c9033e269be8 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 00eb8dfc6d2b671cd5e8cf61ab0e174ec7c5273407cd7ed0cf3ddf971b4b1660 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: e6534eaf4af81b5c4af38d29439a4469be08b84470c08ee5ece5c1f66bb4866d |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 2c3e965984f754d2dbf43c66aa3cb6d7ef8793de933e8738c17ed850ff35d426 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 8126c7b6df4b96b84a39e0075cad08485a8af8c36e5eb2e95e500536bc4ec6ef |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 33a88fc2226f9063aa71f3e861e0174c0794da66274623626196eaa579559aee |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.src.rpm | SHA-256: e2acbbcaaf93578fba1412b15b6275d9a99309625b827c6d6853188b77350342 |
ppc | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 3d5e950eb29853fdb40d932cdc2519679fd6ec51040258c0c723ec9eb19f3a58 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 0ae3a2f742d88bfd866e65d2dfbb259f1fd37c17d60a95a5438423ead1d815b6 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 0cae7e65a91fa8ca56aa32418586d320e8fb0058adb48f4d0ac4853efc83702b |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 18bd8efdee0ba75ca876f2522f80ff325d1e2022c19b57e247e35724b1d87eb4 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 1dac5908e86d15818e64af162dba9cb2c4dbeb1b7b8c8c679476de6e08551028 |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: acf63995d4bdf1067fdbc471ed46dd683b90a6bbe5e3db0cd5b7b68f61a94f4b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.src.rpm | SHA-256: e2acbbcaaf93578fba1412b15b6275d9a99309625b827c6d6853188b77350342 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 26353097cec10b8a8c420e6971fbf2ed93b9db1b4d430f905120fce966834c35 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c07191d4016975a35bb97a87aca9296db963afcd7cf89ad9ec9ca578d24dfddb |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dd90e33691c0a3de8778d877adbe378f6d52cc7bdb20e7e8db930a61017956aa |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0ce684559ff7922e7c0a8ca9f1e0bc111521e722bea365de813aa55e6982b655 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 34d3f3d9bcd595d573bd8ecf6e87f7f2df2657b3e5e5542af5fcf7668bd14848 |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 77a97fe4aa5207e4372b9c195b97b1e999846007af546c9598973413f2bdf3d6 |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1de7c12da59fd3447f93b9d2a524989485486158d2a75d60fbf44ec13a7b857e |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: c07191d4016975a35bb97a87aca9296db963afcd7cf89ad9ec9ca578d24dfddb |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0ce684559ff7922e7c0a8ca9f1e0bc111521e722bea365de813aa55e6982b655 |
nash-5.1.19.6-61.i386.rpm | SHA-256: be7af7d7452816ceb6255425bc49e5db144a7e4676d1eb0d9affb83274e5032b |
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