RHBA-2007:0175 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated dmraid packages that address various bugs are now available.

Description

The dmraid package contains the ATARAID activation tool that supports RAID
device discovery, RAID set activation, and displays properties for ATARAID
on Linux kernels using device-mapper.

This updated package fixes the following issues:

• dmraid segfaulted with the Highpoint 37x metadata format
• dmraid contained an incorrect dependency on kpartx
• dmraid was built dynamically instead of statically

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

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)