- Issued:
- 2013-01-07
- Updated:
- 2013-01-07
RHBA-2013:0091 - 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 that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The udev packages implement a dynamic device directory, exposing the devices
currently present on the system. The directory runs in user space, dynamically
creates and removes devices, ensures consistent naming, and provides a
user-space API.
This update fixes the following bugs:
- On system boot, the udev helper application, pam_console_apply, was called for
every disk on the system. This was unnecessary for example for SCSI disks, which
do not have default pam console permissions. As a consequence, the boot process
was significantly slowed down if the system contained a large number of disks.
To fix this problem, the /etc/udev/rules.d/95-pam-console.rules file has been
marked as a configuration file and it will not be automatically updated with
newer udev versions. System administrators should now comment out the
pam_console_apply call in this file on systems that do not need non-root user
access to devices. (BZ#736475)
- Previously, the udev helper tool for loading firmware into drivers was logging
to syslog only. Consequently, there was no output in the early boot stage when
the syslog daemon was not running. With this update, if the udevd daemon is
running in debug mode, the firmware_helper also logs to the console, which helps
to debug firmware loading problems. (BZ#758205)
- The WAIT_FOR_SYSFS variable in the udev rules was set to wait 3 seconds for a
file in the sysfs file system to appear. This timeout was too low for some
hot-added SCSI disks that need at least 6 seconds to spin up. Therefore no
symbolic links in the /dev/disk/ directory were created. The WAIT_FOR_SYSFS
variable has been set to 10 seconds, which is enough for most disks. This
results in proper udev database entries and symbolic links. (BZ#769169)
- Prior to this update, udev used the target's port identifier instead of the
initiator's PHY identifier in the /dev/disk/by-path symbolic link. Consequent to
this, when the disk was hot-removed and hot-added, the symbolic link used a
different pathname. This bug has been fixed and udev now uses the correct
initiator's PHY identifier in the symbolic link, which remains the same for
re-added disks. (BZ#812286)
All users of udev are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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udev-095-14.29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 45f704a1967888962bca5c2de099b9ebc1d4cfb6dc1d618a0b9becc2646dbb59 |
x86_64 | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fc16cc0637a002a37d68876497c867d34fe2c6f85fbb5f686345f830c58ac29e |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 68a9725b0db708fc62189371c98c9c4cc169f3ab712c6d29aabd151c5c2e0868 |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d1b57ddf1f73b900047ea6b16c34a0bce035b2489411dc43c9bc67a0a3573dcd |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fc846e6d82a2bc3c200f26e018b10a5122a172d242380574e6562c088158a0de |
udev-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 946006c57da4668f16d546346800598eaf0f5584ecfa3ecfef52ed97142893b7 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 83a94f59b5d1f0d04f7024d7ee2e1e2849ce380a578a81eb3aba15a197d41554 |
ia64 | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: b06a54f155a987fdfc06db5c6b1be29965186d798c05afef7a219ec6df076be5 |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: fd75f55073113bfaf1bb7bd64bd916b8bdfd252d8649458ba7ae75fa6ca3d89c |
udev-095-14.29.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: a4a119bc073e1dec82d235a0950b001d83ff5ca77ad8f2eae86c44a106dc23a0 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 242c1166c384802b81dadb4ebb24092d4718a566f95724f0be8da334e4ac0067 |
i386 | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fc16cc0637a002a37d68876497c867d34fe2c6f85fbb5f686345f830c58ac29e |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d1b57ddf1f73b900047ea6b16c34a0bce035b2489411dc43c9bc67a0a3573dcd |
udev-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c935f44bae0f2974e50838f76829702cdd4107b3127c66455c09c9503c9f239 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
udev-095-14.29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 45f704a1967888962bca5c2de099b9ebc1d4cfb6dc1d618a0b9becc2646dbb59 |
x86_64 | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fc16cc0637a002a37d68876497c867d34fe2c6f85fbb5f686345f830c58ac29e |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 68a9725b0db708fc62189371c98c9c4cc169f3ab712c6d29aabd151c5c2e0868 |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d1b57ddf1f73b900047ea6b16c34a0bce035b2489411dc43c9bc67a0a3573dcd |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fc846e6d82a2bc3c200f26e018b10a5122a172d242380574e6562c088158a0de |
udev-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 946006c57da4668f16d546346800598eaf0f5584ecfa3ecfef52ed97142893b7 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 83a94f59b5d1f0d04f7024d7ee2e1e2849ce380a578a81eb3aba15a197d41554 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 83a94f59b5d1f0d04f7024d7ee2e1e2849ce380a578a81eb3aba15a197d41554 |
i386 | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fc16cc0637a002a37d68876497c867d34fe2c6f85fbb5f686345f830c58ac29e |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d1b57ddf1f73b900047ea6b16c34a0bce035b2489411dc43c9bc67a0a3573dcd |
udev-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c935f44bae0f2974e50838f76829702cdd4107b3127c66455c09c9503c9f239 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
udev-095-14.29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 45f704a1967888962bca5c2de099b9ebc1d4cfb6dc1d618a0b9becc2646dbb59 |
x86_64 | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fc16cc0637a002a37d68876497c867d34fe2c6f85fbb5f686345f830c58ac29e |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 68a9725b0db708fc62189371c98c9c4cc169f3ab712c6d29aabd151c5c2e0868 |
udev-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 946006c57da4668f16d546346800598eaf0f5584ecfa3ecfef52ed97142893b7 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 83a94f59b5d1f0d04f7024d7ee2e1e2849ce380a578a81eb3aba15a197d41554 |
i386 | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fc16cc0637a002a37d68876497c867d34fe2c6f85fbb5f686345f830c58ac29e |
udev-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c935f44bae0f2974e50838f76829702cdd4107b3127c66455c09c9503c9f239 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
udev-095-14.29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 45f704a1967888962bca5c2de099b9ebc1d4cfb6dc1d618a0b9becc2646dbb59 |
s390x | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: c7f10243eb9c2c2ef08161ea176cd7b79b24648007a55a782dfdce6523b90708 |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 06d18381c515978e0507b5924b3d3fb60502583e4d1d85183c39a23d7aa222d4 |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 665672d6a6b752e99eaf19dd289fb8211ed19a3de7ce552786b908a8d356b95a |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 46f0909f2b66663e7478c02968dc65c8ad02cc17de1356c079b37afa35d63150 |
udev-095-14.29.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b487bae1715d268240361a8255c7b6e94a17f0816e12f295284320253acee0c7 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: d973bd62158976ead4cc39a409b0d0f22a63a53428718d7e5a8c78c9ef622370 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 067c92a4284a5fd39dba0821a9fb60747218ac959e4bf6c696a1a467ff5b5e84 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
udev-095-14.29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 45f704a1967888962bca5c2de099b9ebc1d4cfb6dc1d618a0b9becc2646dbb59 |
ppc | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: fa32b89d7749d10a7a892abe8c5d8bb6dcc83ce79d7fd80333dc26f1ebda3be8 |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: efa27c0b99715774da511b849a6a7f106f63420685ed1ee1d527ecf408558d02 |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 4308722f217a08df02cc82e99f42683cdf2998336ff61d6a2569ddd8fb8d9f9a |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 125b854daa0b79732888eada4324e9d4363e0602a0218d62dd6d1d98be358f42 |
udev-095-14.29.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: a008061fc8a73698da756f63aa7e977fef09e1d7cca22db409a8254ba903627c |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 05f7a66cca123c83fb6317fb7bdfca6a7d59112eb4280eba5a88903f5444c077 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 7215262078c2df748b4031ac004f41be14d4112d8848cad9a0861dfe847072e3 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
udev-095-14.29.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 45f704a1967888962bca5c2de099b9ebc1d4cfb6dc1d618a0b9becc2646dbb59 |
x86_64 | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fc16cc0637a002a37d68876497c867d34fe2c6f85fbb5f686345f830c58ac29e |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 68a9725b0db708fc62189371c98c9c4cc169f3ab712c6d29aabd151c5c2e0868 |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d1b57ddf1f73b900047ea6b16c34a0bce035b2489411dc43c9bc67a0a3573dcd |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: fc846e6d82a2bc3c200f26e018b10a5122a172d242380574e6562c088158a0de |
udev-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 946006c57da4668f16d546346800598eaf0f5584ecfa3ecfef52ed97142893b7 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 83a94f59b5d1f0d04f7024d7ee2e1e2849ce380a578a81eb3aba15a197d41554 |
i386 | |
libvolume_id-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fc16cc0637a002a37d68876497c867d34fe2c6f85fbb5f686345f830c58ac29e |
libvolume_id-devel-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d1b57ddf1f73b900047ea6b16c34a0bce035b2489411dc43c9bc67a0a3573dcd |
udev-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7c935f44bae0f2974e50838f76829702cdd4107b3127c66455c09c9503c9f239 |
udev-debuginfo-095-14.29.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 4e2f678f961abbe69bbd54b2e14fe9a3f40f8c6f679fe6533bd7cb3103e92c37 |
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