- Issued:
- 2007-04-28
- Updated:
- 2007-04-28
RHBA-2007:0265 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
module-init-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 module-init-tools package that fixes an install command bug in
/etc/modprobe.conf and an issue with SCSI tape drives is now available.
Description
The modutils package includes various programs needed for automatic
loading and unloading of modules under 2.2 and later kernels, as well
as other module management programs.
This update addresses the following issues:
- A problem was identified with the way module-init-tools parsed whitespace
in "install" commands in /etc/modprobe.conf (and /etc/modprobe.d). The flaw
prevented some systems from correctly generating an initrd due to the lack
of exact whitespace count in subsequent insmod commands in the initrd. This
update correctly handles whitespace in /etc/modprobe.conf (and
/etc/modprobe.d) "install" commands on those affected systems. A separate
update to mkinitrd will follow. That update will be required in order to
actually make use of these commands in an initrd image file.
- It was also determined that module-init-tools did not load the sg (SCSI
generic) driver whenever a tape drive was detected - this prevented certain
tape management software from performing necessary ioctl() commands on the
generic SCSI device (for example, updating its firmware). This update will
load the sg module whenever the st (tape driver module) is loaded.
Users should apply this update, which resolves these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
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 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 Power, big endian 4 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 197112 - FEAT:Need SCSI generic module loaded for tape firmware update to work.
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
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module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102962c736a7af6b74f692f4417b2ec4f453d767eb698b4e4427e42a5ede1701 |
x86_64 | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 902325c17a06c6ae7c7b3be03b70dfd55cb007d59bc0626ce539f439eae2eb7e |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 902325c17a06c6ae7c7b3be03b70dfd55cb007d59bc0626ce539f439eae2eb7e |
ia64 | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e1a1001b015c34d287e1cf9796bdd36e6d858a00d273210a13ebe604b7ffd7c4 |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e1a1001b015c34d287e1cf9796bdd36e6d858a00d273210a13ebe604b7ffd7c4 |
i386 | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 385ce344a7e0e63306a3147c2daef3537042de22e2671f462f302dff11942e20 |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 385ce344a7e0e63306a3147c2daef3537042de22e2671f462f302dff11942e20 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102962c736a7af6b74f692f4417b2ec4f453d767eb698b4e4427e42a5ede1701 |
x86_64 | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 902325c17a06c6ae7c7b3be03b70dfd55cb007d59bc0626ce539f439eae2eb7e |
ia64 | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e1a1001b015c34d287e1cf9796bdd36e6d858a00d273210a13ebe604b7ffd7c4 |
i386 | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 385ce344a7e0e63306a3147c2daef3537042de22e2671f462f302dff11942e20 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102962c736a7af6b74f692f4417b2ec4f453d767eb698b4e4427e42a5ede1701 |
x86_64 | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 902325c17a06c6ae7c7b3be03b70dfd55cb007d59bc0626ce539f439eae2eb7e |
i386 | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 385ce344a7e0e63306a3147c2daef3537042de22e2671f462f302dff11942e20 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102962c736a7af6b74f692f4417b2ec4f453d767eb698b4e4427e42a5ede1701 |
s390x | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 7d7d9e9f9c4a07b68f74ed729fa4459377a28a54e018cb2b4477bbdc1316c203 |
s390 | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 19d6b98c775de44c043822a491c47d7accd9ca615af78def4ad6a99494199ccf |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102962c736a7af6b74f692f4417b2ec4f453d767eb698b4e4427e42a5ede1701 |
ppc | |
module-init-tools-3.1-0.pre5.3.4.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 189f24c4c5513151dfee68fdea314876f21ce711ec170f0cf0c1a9c805f96388 |
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