- Issued:
- 2008-07-24
- Updated:
- 2008-07-24
RHBA-2008:0684 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
diskdumputils bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated diskdumputils package that fixes various bugs is now available.
Description
The diskdump utilities set up the kernel to save a memory image to the
specified partition.
This updated diskdumputils package includes fixes for the following bugs:
- During post-diskdump kernel initialization, the diskdumpmsg utility did
not recognize "hugemem" vmcores, causing it to read the wrong location of
the vmcore. This would result in a floating point exception during kernel
initialization. With this updated package, the kernel name matching routine
is now correct.
- The package README file has been updated to explain the post-diskdump
options with respect to automatic rebooting.
- The package README file has been updated to clarify the usage of the swap
device as the dump device.
- The RPM package's diskdumputils.spec file has been updated to require the
shadow-utils package because the "%pre" section uses the 'groupadd' and
'useradd' commands.
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated diskdumputils package, which
resolves these issues.
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 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 Power, big endian 4 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 245731 - diskdump documentation confusing for shared swap/dump devices
- BZ - 431937 - FPE exception for hugemem vmcores
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 9feb875a8332e4d61829097c7df64fde23c0f5acb66023716761c6394c58f417 |
x86_64 | |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1210bdd3d983ad68b538373141c34049f2d0df2abdfb2c3b8c86219cf747528e |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1210bdd3d983ad68b538373141c34049f2d0df2abdfb2c3b8c86219cf747528e |
ia64 | |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b99b88e757a1423fa40cd6b4f33a0b6b650b534c9dac6fe31d99aaca8249821 |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b99b88e757a1423fa40cd6b4f33a0b6b650b534c9dac6fe31d99aaca8249821 |
i386 | |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 12b80b6d4ba13b195ca0a7ebcb7f4cf289e3ffbe2f6bd4710ed527464c3eada8 |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 12b80b6d4ba13b195ca0a7ebcb7f4cf289e3ffbe2f6bd4710ed527464c3eada8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 9feb875a8332e4d61829097c7df64fde23c0f5acb66023716761c6394c58f417 |
x86_64 | |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1210bdd3d983ad68b538373141c34049f2d0df2abdfb2c3b8c86219cf747528e |
ia64 | |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b99b88e757a1423fa40cd6b4f33a0b6b650b534c9dac6fe31d99aaca8249821 |
i386 | |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 12b80b6d4ba13b195ca0a7ebcb7f4cf289e3ffbe2f6bd4710ed527464c3eada8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 9feb875a8332e4d61829097c7df64fde23c0f5acb66023716761c6394c58f417 |
x86_64 | |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1210bdd3d983ad68b538373141c34049f2d0df2abdfb2c3b8c86219cf747528e |
i386 | |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 12b80b6d4ba13b195ca0a7ebcb7f4cf289e3ffbe2f6bd4710ed527464c3eada8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 9feb875a8332e4d61829097c7df64fde23c0f5acb66023716761c6394c58f417 |
ppc | |
diskdumputils-1.4.1-5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: dd0035b7d7b20320495329d4f93aed19022f55fd4409888d3bb9a150089773b3 |
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