- Issued:
- 2012-10-02
- Updated:
- 2012-10-02
RHBA-2012:1319 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
dracut bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated dracut packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6 Extended Update Support.
Description
The dracut packages include an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure
based on the udev device manager. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded
together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read
and boot from the root partition.
This update fixes the following bug:
- If the "/boot/" directory was not on a separate file system, dracut called the
sha512hmac utility with a file name prefixed with "/sysroot/boot". Consequently,
sha512mac searched for the file checksum in "/boot/", returned errors, and
dracut considered the FIPS check to have failed. Eventually, a kernel panic
occurred. With this update, dracut uses a symlink linking "/boot" to
"/sysroot/boot", sha512mac can now access files in "/boot/", and FIPS checks now
pass, allowing the system to boot properly in the described scenario.
(BZ#860350)
All users of dracut are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
this bug.
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 6.2 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.2 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.2 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.2 ppc64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2 i386
- Red Hat Storage 2.0 x86_64
- Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise 2.0 x86_64
- Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) 2.0 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.2 x86_64
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3 |
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96 |
i386 | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3 |
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
i386 | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) 2.0
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3 |
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa |
s390x | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3 |
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.2
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa |
ppc64 | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3 |
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96 |
Red Hat Storage 2.0
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise 2.0
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1 |
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023 |
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6 |
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af |
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