- Issued:
- 2013-08-07
- Updated:
- 2013-08-07
RHBA-2013:1141 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
kernel bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated kernel packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5 Extended Update Support.
Description
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating
system.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Due to a bug in memory management, a kernel thread process could become
unresponsive for a significant amount of time, waiting for a quota of dirty
pages to be met and written out, which caused a kernel panic. With this update,
memory management allows processes to break out of the throttle loop if there
are no more dirty pages available to be written out. This prevents a kernel
panic from occurring in this situation. (BZ#972579)
Users of kernel are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this
bug. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
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/site/articles/11258
To install kernel packages manually, use "rpm -ivh [package]". Do not use "rpm
- Uvh" as that will remove the running kernel binaries from your system. You may
use "rpm -e" to remove old kernels after determining that the new kernel
functions properly on your system.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6 ppc
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
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kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bfcea2734e097082f38c7f4859d32807281ede1f92db041f35c855c5e52f9969 |
x86_64 | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8030cc4c9d413d553465a986d5a740beec2e33a9adc85323b11ce62a6afd4e0a |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b99f440564b51402069d492fc6b80f4f54ed2652597d1051acbe7e6e51a9d014 |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 755f32f538942d805a0ff0e8f471fa148fef66e1df6f5036ab33a9b87fed6feb |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8af0f8d50a71da563ade9c8667765f29e72e37a410c332c2b96c8f9068417f30 |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 00272665a4aeb9bb0df6e5909344c5bf12001a82713d717f7ca11b2bde8e1b7b |
kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4ce33e11f32893f70da68503908dcd9ef4bc7d6b28e6f9a7ca1c8a067d4c36f5 |
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 84da91157b8eaa9e7ce9b670543cbe0cc761747f4fe2fea2f84b356ecf81bea5 |
ia64 | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 56e8cd74f47ad0ab34260b5bb1931ff5428b5cf7d4ef8b13c26495bd7a01c726 |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 7efbf4849b83a13b72af2b2905e69d860fc96f2801a465ad4bff2b12eca69329 |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 6aa23ef6f8463b9bd9a6830a45e1b1e34ea9e98ba60f3b9e7ba183edad1adb97 |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 407a791cc71e20767c08b2698fc538e491383ba0b3068d52bf80511cc2933df4 |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 83e2807473b6693d5980236bc4ef3db25541889d4fd85cca700bd4f325006944 |
kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 1bb6533b2eb6536be5c4010cb9637ab5b891d02b4e09e5000d881fa1eb7bf65a |
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ed55c2339d7fbe45d617f96ed1db230463dca97013b9787c24d41ad7bd0b61a0 |
i386 | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2623ec8037d6874441e9654c7173577331a7b25f063b6a89ef4e6efe40eb294c |
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f56e5fc60b2413e0d21549858bc018904f3e5e35e9dfac3daa76a7ab5f366e2a |
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 55c61eb1b14875b5ab6474a4142fe619577f12a0084f0cdd688c7e0d3a757f22 |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f13c06f12da68a6bd36232285ac5d91539a35907d8c23b4d9554ccdaf97102e7 |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 6ffb6957977d8c71d172dcc292a3ec60d54adff715a0239ec9f42c2f5616d6f6 |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 3e2fd9aef13e8bdc5b02ce487d8adc4fcb33c814aa274a58e9dc26a15cb3deae |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8cafcbadd3dcfb2c075d449377246f08a1647712a86b4a0a1d0cc4014df6c05e |
kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 32dd533720de980a176c58649bef2d58084207ad7af37ae48e151882a4cb8677 |
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: cbd5e5c74e559c3eb08f0d3e8e7ede35021db7c5934e729664b479176ff4bec8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bfcea2734e097082f38c7f4859d32807281ede1f92db041f35c855c5e52f9969 |
x86_64 | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8030cc4c9d413d553465a986d5a740beec2e33a9adc85323b11ce62a6afd4e0a |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b99f440564b51402069d492fc6b80f4f54ed2652597d1051acbe7e6e51a9d014 |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 755f32f538942d805a0ff0e8f471fa148fef66e1df6f5036ab33a9b87fed6feb |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8af0f8d50a71da563ade9c8667765f29e72e37a410c332c2b96c8f9068417f30 |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 00272665a4aeb9bb0df6e5909344c5bf12001a82713d717f7ca11b2bde8e1b7b |
kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4ce33e11f32893f70da68503908dcd9ef4bc7d6b28e6f9a7ca1c8a067d4c36f5 |
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 84da91157b8eaa9e7ce9b670543cbe0cc761747f4fe2fea2f84b356ecf81bea5 |
i386 | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2623ec8037d6874441e9654c7173577331a7b25f063b6a89ef4e6efe40eb294c |
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f56e5fc60b2413e0d21549858bc018904f3e5e35e9dfac3daa76a7ab5f366e2a |
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 55c61eb1b14875b5ab6474a4142fe619577f12a0084f0cdd688c7e0d3a757f22 |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f13c06f12da68a6bd36232285ac5d91539a35907d8c23b4d9554ccdaf97102e7 |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 6ffb6957977d8c71d172dcc292a3ec60d54adff715a0239ec9f42c2f5616d6f6 |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 3e2fd9aef13e8bdc5b02ce487d8adc4fcb33c814aa274a58e9dc26a15cb3deae |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8cafcbadd3dcfb2c075d449377246f08a1647712a86b4a0a1d0cc4014df6c05e |
kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 32dd533720de980a176c58649bef2d58084207ad7af37ae48e151882a4cb8677 |
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: cbd5e5c74e559c3eb08f0d3e8e7ede35021db7c5934e729664b479176ff4bec8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bfcea2734e097082f38c7f4859d32807281ede1f92db041f35c855c5e52f9969 |
x86_64 | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8030cc4c9d413d553465a986d5a740beec2e33a9adc85323b11ce62a6afd4e0a |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b99f440564b51402069d492fc6b80f4f54ed2652597d1051acbe7e6e51a9d014 |
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e0c57cfbe79a7c3af24cb7c9c73175405e715367d68dec9f1d021088bcf4ab12 |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 755f32f538942d805a0ff0e8f471fa148fef66e1df6f5036ab33a9b87fed6feb |
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4b5b6a2565cbef0863882013a211ce64e0b5a0f21ee7dd3af88ea666c73788d7 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 35dae748920e56af9f06ba85a314822d83e6ac40c76de03be6236fcec965861d |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 8af0f8d50a71da563ade9c8667765f29e72e37a410c332c2b96c8f9068417f30 |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 00272665a4aeb9bb0df6e5909344c5bf12001a82713d717f7ca11b2bde8e1b7b |
kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4ce33e11f32893f70da68503908dcd9ef4bc7d6b28e6f9a7ca1c8a067d4c36f5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2597ce224e82d5cd71c78c2cd377db88a00a64eb35d4ac5390e9b76bb49557a5 |
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 84da91157b8eaa9e7ce9b670543cbe0cc761747f4fe2fea2f84b356ecf81bea5 |
ia64 | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 56e8cd74f47ad0ab34260b5bb1931ff5428b5cf7d4ef8b13c26495bd7a01c726 |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 7efbf4849b83a13b72af2b2905e69d860fc96f2801a465ad4bff2b12eca69329 |
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: a41af324a7cab59a4aac5b925bcf7caa6eb9a49e91c280d33ee344e4287c434c |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 6aa23ef6f8463b9bd9a6830a45e1b1e34ea9e98ba60f3b9e7ba183edad1adb97 |
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 55c0b5449aba472c4d89a683d0796471e7ab28ce85ec4348570c89c6c8a80605 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 3c8335e2aa03c6439d1dcb484efa8532cfce6ff7ef1968bfd866b61f5da568b8 |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 407a791cc71e20767c08b2698fc538e491383ba0b3068d52bf80511cc2933df4 |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 83e2807473b6693d5980236bc4ef3db25541889d4fd85cca700bd4f325006944 |
kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 1bb6533b2eb6536be5c4010cb9637ab5b891d02b4e09e5000d881fa1eb7bf65a |
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: c2dc369791b8a630bdfa509dbd0568c3bdc11afa04c7d0d6b31ebce30c90c58e |
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ed55c2339d7fbe45d617f96ed1db230463dca97013b9787c24d41ad7bd0b61a0 |
i386 | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2623ec8037d6874441e9654c7173577331a7b25f063b6a89ef4e6efe40eb294c |
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f56e5fc60b2413e0d21549858bc018904f3e5e35e9dfac3daa76a7ab5f366e2a |
kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 014d51fa4184fd7a3dd075d3f1ba2cece0850bac302f48397646b9cf2e9c6fbd |
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 55c61eb1b14875b5ab6474a4142fe619577f12a0084f0cdd688c7e0d3a757f22 |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f13c06f12da68a6bd36232285ac5d91539a35907d8c23b4d9554ccdaf97102e7 |
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: de618e9ab46b494314fe8c1c7daaa051c4f36561570da6dad13dc1058b9d4076 |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 6ffb6957977d8c71d172dcc292a3ec60d54adff715a0239ec9f42c2f5616d6f6 |
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2f28a6c2001b7ac3bb9d9f320b09323332853a3065fd71c328ea66abb7906498 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f544195f3529c6b241f873a13199767af99fd017467ea96b1599213684833482 |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 3e2fd9aef13e8bdc5b02ce487d8adc4fcb33c814aa274a58e9dc26a15cb3deae |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8cafcbadd3dcfb2c075d449377246f08a1647712a86b4a0a1d0cc4014df6c05e |
kernel-xen-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 32dd533720de980a176c58649bef2d58084207ad7af37ae48e151882a4cb8677 |
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 1e6dbd466e33a4963836308bb4c96ed89bfa74e420c569a72bebb57946083b05 |
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: cbd5e5c74e559c3eb08f0d3e8e7ede35021db7c5934e729664b479176ff4bec8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bfcea2734e097082f38c7f4859d32807281ede1f92db041f35c855c5e52f9969 |
s390x | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: bc63fcfc4744e236a6c074bfb90edd09d6ea5db51796213b88276a29d2162736 |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: e85e53f47c6af09620a15d2fd6d274f9870ab685cebf41e20de399e53b8e8df7 |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 5eecb6ca6dcebf15d4eb6efe4bc614c3ca58c3d04eaad4042626438b84d5e740 |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 1e3ba8ffd2c979b21ff19c68ea1572b0ca0bdf88d2a33f2a4be6fb4f05575a8c |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 981063422d5c12d8b51d8593835d90060c908545ebc35f79423b47f00773eae4 |
kernel-kdump-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 392f09f30ca65f5ea925902e3d09926d6dd4aedb81078b5053d2e7a84a283fee |
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: c98ebdad25d07a13eeb45be8e534d576d58b32026175e651d1dec576f0c86813 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
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kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bfcea2734e097082f38c7f4859d32807281ede1f92db041f35c855c5e52f9969 |
ppc | |
kernel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 9dddc5258423787ad7dc6fbb97842d576f353854c41c22e7b0d74131ddb15fe7 |
kernel-debug-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: a578633761e2a4b95dd9eaeb9eba3cd31f70039e35834f6662d0ce52dbb86f1e |
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 7cfc7dbf9dcd60f659bf28416dc9632e5a52eaffd5fa9f04b81c4d11851d36f4 |
kernel-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 1973089ddba3cc8f9228df9d7984f222aa83c481804a3c6bf941d895c577795c |
kernel-doc-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: a64fb4cfda9d5c74ad112c4ad93e2f975990c0da05f95ff0c7c38c521cb8fafb |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 9bddd7155f22cf66295cd870d4c9f3e11370a111bc19e0641509f3ddc259916c |
kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 64884338c662c6e40707908bc6b27eb7bd7477be23340e30653471dffc8c46eb |
kernel-kdump-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 9cc5f88ea4681e7bac7cb93f865e4cbfc7cad376834cd4e2b744c15701f3bfd0 |
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-238.50.1.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: f2c5a08f84e5076cc9e267bbcef94b5085c72c1b9656d71b5ca4c729e5664307 |
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