- Issued:
- 2008-07-24
- Updated:
- 2008-07-24
RHBA-2008:0740 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
udev bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated udev packages which fix several bugs are now available.
Description
The udev package implements a dynamic device directory providing only the
devices present on the system. This dynamic directory runs in user-space,
dynamically creates and removes devices, provides consistent naming and
a user-space API. udev replaces devfs in order to provide greater hot plug
functionality.
These updated packages include the following bug fixes:
- tape devices are now symlinked by id
- added missing cciss support
- stale dasd temporary devices are now removed
- udev no longer sets the wrong context, if a symlink is already present
and updated
All users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve 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 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 - 231986 - [Emulex 4.7 bug] udev does not provide persistent names for tape devices
- BZ - 442029 - udev sets symlink context on symlink target
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
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udev-039-10.22.el4.src.rpm | SHA-256: cd30a7fdb9cdf317d0acdae89c5bc6806d4173b3fb0854f5f84ad53953c332f5 |
x86_64 | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd53a9be1bc68bce5d59ca6ca66258b96bbefa91f7df699c0065895e21cebe27 |
udev-039-10.22.el4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd53a9be1bc68bce5d59ca6ca66258b96bbefa91f7df699c0065895e21cebe27 |
ia64 | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 9ab7a1578435a7d0aa0ead2a21e1f1fc3c2628359f41063251b36b61771c481b |
udev-039-10.22.el4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 9ab7a1578435a7d0aa0ead2a21e1f1fc3c2628359f41063251b36b61771c481b |
i386 | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad23f8dc99a10412b33ac0ef42d2cc4fea22c434cbaa0cbb00fbb05187d163d4 |
udev-039-10.22.el4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad23f8dc99a10412b33ac0ef42d2cc4fea22c434cbaa0cbb00fbb05187d163d4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
udev-039-10.22.el4.src.rpm | SHA-256: cd30a7fdb9cdf317d0acdae89c5bc6806d4173b3fb0854f5f84ad53953c332f5 |
x86_64 | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd53a9be1bc68bce5d59ca6ca66258b96bbefa91f7df699c0065895e21cebe27 |
ia64 | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 9ab7a1578435a7d0aa0ead2a21e1f1fc3c2628359f41063251b36b61771c481b |
i386 | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad23f8dc99a10412b33ac0ef42d2cc4fea22c434cbaa0cbb00fbb05187d163d4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
udev-039-10.22.el4.src.rpm | SHA-256: cd30a7fdb9cdf317d0acdae89c5bc6806d4173b3fb0854f5f84ad53953c332f5 |
x86_64 | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd53a9be1bc68bce5d59ca6ca66258b96bbefa91f7df699c0065895e21cebe27 |
i386 | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ad23f8dc99a10412b33ac0ef42d2cc4fea22c434cbaa0cbb00fbb05187d163d4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
udev-039-10.22.el4.src.rpm | SHA-256: cd30a7fdb9cdf317d0acdae89c5bc6806d4173b3fb0854f5f84ad53953c332f5 |
s390x | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 0a4a881bf00e1f1d80f32a2f40fa84d288794dd44cc14fcf0345e06137db5e2b |
s390 | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 780b506ad7fefe879b74ae57ce7ca52877eec4127e71e4542260385ec0fe62b9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
udev-039-10.22.el4.src.rpm | SHA-256: cd30a7fdb9cdf317d0acdae89c5bc6806d4173b3fb0854f5f84ad53953c332f5 |
ppc | |
udev-039-10.22.el4.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 08835ee87dc99a78f71abbcffb4104ecd8cadb50d573d7bc0a9e720d93649d03 |
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