- Issued:
- 2008-01-10
- Updated:
- 2008-01-10
RHEA-2008:0024 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
modversions enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated modversions package that adds enhancements is now available.
Description
The modversions package provides additional support to the
module-init-tools package, included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 and
later. It has been backported to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6, initially
for use with virtualization.
A new init script has been added, which regenerates the initial ramdisk
in the case that it needs to be updated after a driver has been installed.
As well, the init script copies compatible drivers and regenerates the
initial ramdisk whenever the kernel package is upgraded.
Users of the modversions package are advised to upgrade to this updated
package, which adds 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/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 - 403411 - Need to perform internal builds of modversions package for testing
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3604215127a8fb8d7eba614da7da42b538c6fcfc2e007a5ce4e3a84899ec1e7d |
x86_64 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 21f15af44a4e0d6c9715130896b9fa15480e7ac0df13ff5e7191c9739f2b72c0 |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 21f15af44a4e0d6c9715130896b9fa15480e7ac0df13ff5e7191c9739f2b72c0 |
ia64 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 09d9317291d8f88f602c52743bb6c79726d10ed3c2fd4fb796d518eebe48c71d |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 09d9317291d8f88f602c52743bb6c79726d10ed3c2fd4fb796d518eebe48c71d |
i386 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c336e051d01236b06b06bf2bb41d34d52f571bf3bac13b3fe1bc296f70e3f1e |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c336e051d01236b06b06bf2bb41d34d52f571bf3bac13b3fe1bc296f70e3f1e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3604215127a8fb8d7eba614da7da42b538c6fcfc2e007a5ce4e3a84899ec1e7d |
x86_64 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 21f15af44a4e0d6c9715130896b9fa15480e7ac0df13ff5e7191c9739f2b72c0 |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 21f15af44a4e0d6c9715130896b9fa15480e7ac0df13ff5e7191c9739f2b72c0 |
ia64 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 09d9317291d8f88f602c52743bb6c79726d10ed3c2fd4fb796d518eebe48c71d |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 09d9317291d8f88f602c52743bb6c79726d10ed3c2fd4fb796d518eebe48c71d |
i386 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c336e051d01236b06b06bf2bb41d34d52f571bf3bac13b3fe1bc296f70e3f1e |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c336e051d01236b06b06bf2bb41d34d52f571bf3bac13b3fe1bc296f70e3f1e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3604215127a8fb8d7eba614da7da42b538c6fcfc2e007a5ce4e3a84899ec1e7d |
x86_64 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 21f15af44a4e0d6c9715130896b9fa15480e7ac0df13ff5e7191c9739f2b72c0 |
ia64 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 09d9317291d8f88f602c52743bb6c79726d10ed3c2fd4fb796d518eebe48c71d |
i386 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c336e051d01236b06b06bf2bb41d34d52f571bf3bac13b3fe1bc296f70e3f1e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3604215127a8fb8d7eba614da7da42b538c6fcfc2e007a5ce4e3a84899ec1e7d |
x86_64 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 21f15af44a4e0d6c9715130896b9fa15480e7ac0df13ff5e7191c9739f2b72c0 |
i386 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c336e051d01236b06b06bf2bb41d34d52f571bf3bac13b3fe1bc296f70e3f1e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3604215127a8fb8d7eba614da7da42b538c6fcfc2e007a5ce4e3a84899ec1e7d |
s390x | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: f66ad10ffc8fd786b073b2e704c1717608e2e09350db421314b27fd62e63b09a |
s390 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 608d4a050a24ccea7ce10e1cff7265cedda056e5c80c77e820f4db9e46d7055d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3604215127a8fb8d7eba614da7da42b538c6fcfc2e007a5ce4e3a84899ec1e7d |
s390x | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: f66ad10ffc8fd786b073b2e704c1717608e2e09350db421314b27fd62e63b09a |
s390 | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 608d4a050a24ccea7ce10e1cff7265cedda056e5c80c77e820f4db9e46d7055d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3604215127a8fb8d7eba614da7da42b538c6fcfc2e007a5ce4e3a84899ec1e7d |
ppc | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 8d939ab2cf41a8564a51aaf338b5add562457a636101ed693411556e24215743 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3604215127a8fb8d7eba614da7da42b538c6fcfc2e007a5ce4e3a84899ec1e7d |
ppc | |
modversions-1.0-4.el4_6.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 8d939ab2cf41a8564a51aaf338b5add562457a636101ed693411556e24215743 |
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