RHBA-2004:232 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated lvm package that includes a number of bug fixes and enhancements
is now available for the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update 3 kernel
release.

Description

LVM includes all of the support for handling read/write operations on
physical volumes, creating volume groups from one or more physical volumes
and creating one or more logical volumes in volume groups.

This updated version of lvm contains a number of enhancements, including
the ability to use EMC PowerPath pseudo-devices. In addition, a number of
minor bugs have been addressed.

All users of lvm should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 113971 - Request to have patch applied to LVM so that the LVM will recognize EMC PowerPath pseudo devices
• BZ - 117816 - RFE: move to newer lvm package
• BZ - 124647 - Unable to use LVM on EMC PowerPath devices

CVEs

• CVE-2004-0972

References

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