Topic

A new redhat-release package is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 Update 5.

Description

The redhat-release package contains release notes, licensing information,
and identifies the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

This new package reflects changes made for the release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5.

Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 should upgrade to this updated package.

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

• BZ - 204628 - kernel: Megaraid diskdump painfully slow on ES7000/ONE
• BZ - 229565 - Kernel rpm fails to build on s390X

CVEs

(none)

References

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