- Issued:
- 2010-12-20
- Updated:
- 2010-12-20
RHBA-2010:0996 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
kernel bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated kernel packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.3 Extended Update Support.
Description
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating
system.
This update fixes the following bug:
- When data was transmitted from a server process to a client process while the
client process was waiting for data provided by the select() function, the
client process might not have returned from the select() function. With these
update, the client process returns from the select() function. (BZ#648823)
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this
issue. Note that the system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 648823 - [RHEL5.3] Even if a process have received data but schedule() in select() cannot return [rhel-5.3.z]
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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