- Issued:
- 2008-07-24
- Updated:
- 2008-07-24
RHBA-2008:0778 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
s390utils bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated s390utils package that fixes various bugs is now available.
Description
The s390utils package contains utilities related to Linux for the IBM S/390
architecture.
This updated s390utils package includes fixes for the following bugs:
- the "tape390_crypt --query [/device/name]" command failed if the "mt
setblk" command had been ran prior to querying. An error such as the
following occurred, even when encryption was possible:
tape390_crypt: Query of encryption keys failed.
Kernel does not support tape encryption.
When querying, a key exchange occurs between the tape unit and the IBM
Encryption Key Manager (EKM). When the block size was not set to "auto",
the read operation failed. In this updated package, the maximum block size
is used for these situations, which resolves this issue.
- in the previous s390utils package, the "zfcpconf.sh" script called the
"tr" command, which is in the "/usr/" directory. This caused the
"zfcpconf.sh" script to fail when the root and "/usr/" directories were
mounted on different partitions, since the "/usr/" directory had not been
mounted before the "zfcpconf.sh" script was called. In this updated
package, "zfcpconf.sh" uses the "sed" command, which is in the "/bin/"
directory, which resolves this issue.
- when running "lsdasd", only the last Direct Access Storage Device (DASD)
was shown in the parameter list. In this updated package, the "lsdasd"
command correctly lists all DASDs.
All users of s390utils are advised to upgrade to this updated 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 for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
Fixes
- BZ - 282301 - s390utils uses /usr/bin/ binaries in initscripts
- BZ - 377081 - lsdasd does not list all dasds passed as arguments
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
s390utils-1.3.2-2.40.16.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2f01ccddf1287fda6abe8b5a170a61ae51895946d3a9b19aeb72514a86b32d10 |
s390x | |
s390utils-1.3.2-2.40.16.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 09552c96dfe33a371478c23cdfc8f6f4755dbf7ffe2a52868d94ad653e73750e |
s390 | |
s390utils-1.3.2-2.40.16.s390.rpm | SHA-256: f168367112efc05b0dc6330172154ef4f927415c8d5def417ff3a47c812c7c53 |
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