- Issued:
- 2011-07-21
- Updated:
- 2011-07-21
RHEA-2011:0971 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
iwl6000-firmware bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated iwl6000-firmware package that fixes several bugs, adds various
enhancements, and matches the iwlagn driver in the latest Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6 kernels, is now available.
Description
The iwlagn driver requires firmware loaded on the device in order to function.
This package provides the firmware required by that driver for Intel Wireless
WiFi Link 6000 series adapters.
The iwl6000-firmware package has been upgraded to upstream version 9.221.4.1,
which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.
(BZ#568033)
Users of the iwlagn driver are advised to upgrade to this updated
iwl6000-firmware package, which resolves these issues and adds these
enhancements.
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 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
- BZ - 568033 - update iwl6000-firmware to version 9.221.4.1 (or later)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
ia64 | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
i386 | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
i386 | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
i386 | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
s390x | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
ppc | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
i386 | |
iwl6000-firmware-9.221.4.1-1.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: b9ba56f07dd48ade0160377c027fcbff5bf7a1c43094b2f026297d6518601021 |
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