Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2007:0350 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2007-05-16
Updated:
2007-05-16

RHBA-2007:0350 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

sysstat bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated sysstat packages that address a sar bug are now available.

Description

The sysstat package provides the sar and iostat commands. These commands
enable system monitoring of disk, network, and other I/O activity.

This update applies the following fix:

  • CPU utilization statistics are now correctly reported when the counter used

for utilization overflows. The previous version displayed the wrong value
when overflow happened.

All users of sysstat should upgrade to these updated packages, which apply
these fixes.

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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.5 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 IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.5 s390
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.5 ppc

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 87c14648411e6150b09b43e8c460e1c7a084bf209895ac45331ecdcc5f6127bc
x86_64
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab49fde6f2c5a8921f43b3840a4bc5424bb32fe71673e6ac43755b5526a8bcda
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab49fde6f2c5a8921f43b3840a4bc5424bb32fe71673e6ac43755b5526a8bcda
ia64
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 4503172078df80820d52a830ba1b66a0e520e56809683bfa6ca976a650de103c
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 4503172078df80820d52a830ba1b66a0e520e56809683bfa6ca976a650de103c
i386
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0e7fd7d9de27dc154c76caee7c600e9e5995a8c066cabe544774f06eea7d7acd
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0e7fd7d9de27dc154c76caee7c600e9e5995a8c066cabe544774f06eea7d7acd

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.5

SRPM
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 87c14648411e6150b09b43e8c460e1c7a084bf209895ac45331ecdcc5f6127bc
x86_64
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab49fde6f2c5a8921f43b3840a4bc5424bb32fe71673e6ac43755b5526a8bcda
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab49fde6f2c5a8921f43b3840a4bc5424bb32fe71673e6ac43755b5526a8bcda
ia64
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 4503172078df80820d52a830ba1b66a0e520e56809683bfa6ca976a650de103c
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 4503172078df80820d52a830ba1b66a0e520e56809683bfa6ca976a650de103c
i386
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0e7fd7d9de27dc154c76caee7c600e9e5995a8c066cabe544774f06eea7d7acd
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0e7fd7d9de27dc154c76caee7c600e9e5995a8c066cabe544774f06eea7d7acd

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 87c14648411e6150b09b43e8c460e1c7a084bf209895ac45331ecdcc5f6127bc
x86_64
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab49fde6f2c5a8921f43b3840a4bc5424bb32fe71673e6ac43755b5526a8bcda
ia64
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 4503172078df80820d52a830ba1b66a0e520e56809683bfa6ca976a650de103c
i386
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0e7fd7d9de27dc154c76caee7c600e9e5995a8c066cabe544774f06eea7d7acd

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 87c14648411e6150b09b43e8c460e1c7a084bf209895ac45331ecdcc5f6127bc
x86_64
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab49fde6f2c5a8921f43b3840a4bc5424bb32fe71673e6ac43755b5526a8bcda
i386
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0e7fd7d9de27dc154c76caee7c600e9e5995a8c066cabe544774f06eea7d7acd

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4

SRPM
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 87c14648411e6150b09b43e8c460e1c7a084bf209895ac45331ecdcc5f6127bc
s390x
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.s390x.rpm SHA-256: bf7a2f3beacc838710540d6faf648b795d00aebd4843700d03213d211714baa9
s390
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.s390.rpm SHA-256: b8f4e4ad131d5e091368d40e40bed98e5f08f85261c627262a6aa09192764355

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.5

SRPM
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 87c14648411e6150b09b43e8c460e1c7a084bf209895ac45331ecdcc5f6127bc
s390x
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.s390x.rpm SHA-256: bf7a2f3beacc838710540d6faf648b795d00aebd4843700d03213d211714baa9
s390
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.s390.rpm SHA-256: b8f4e4ad131d5e091368d40e40bed98e5f08f85261c627262a6aa09192764355

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 87c14648411e6150b09b43e8c460e1c7a084bf209895ac45331ecdcc5f6127bc
ppc
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 7c6efd0811bce5631b5a391f6efd1591deb753a2f6b16985e625c2900189f78d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.5

SRPM
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 87c14648411e6150b09b43e8c460e1c7a084bf209895ac45331ecdcc5f6127bc
ppc
sysstat-5.0.5-15.0.1.el4.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 7c6efd0811bce5631b5a391f6efd1591deb753a2f6b16985e625c2900189f78d

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