- Issued:
- 2009-05-06
- Updated:
- 2009-05-06
RHBA-2009:0461 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
sos bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated sos package that fixes several bugs and adds various
enhancements is now available.
Description
sosreport is a tool that collects information about a system, such as which
kernel is running, what drivers are loaded, and scans various configuration
files for common services. It also performs some simple diagnostics against
known problematic patterns.
This updated sos package provides fixes for the following bugs:
- sosreport became unresponsive in a virtualized environment if the xend
daemon had not been started. (BZ#497506)
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
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 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 IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 497506 - sos hangs when running with a xen kernel where xend has not been started
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: db446db8132856cbcc44a1f7f89ec189a5d2120bb3af8d7cf7476f3af63b6cb4 |
x86_64 | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
ia64 | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
i386 | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
ia64 | |
i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
ia64 | |
i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: db446db8132856cbcc44a1f7f89ec189a5d2120bb3af8d7cf7476f3af63b6cb4 |
x86_64 | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
i386 | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: db446db8132856cbcc44a1f7f89ec189a5d2120bb3af8d7cf7476f3af63b6cb4 |
x86_64 | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
i386 | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: db446db8132856cbcc44a1f7f89ec189a5d2120bb3af8d7cf7476f3af63b6cb4 |
s390x | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3
SRPM | |
---|---|
s390x |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: db446db8132856cbcc44a1f7f89ec189a5d2120bb3af8d7cf7476f3af63b6cb4 |
ppc | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3
SRPM | |
---|---|
ppc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: db446db8132856cbcc44a1f7f89ec189a5d2120bb3af8d7cf7476f3af63b6cb4 |
x86_64 | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
i386 | |
sos-1.7-9.16.el5_3.5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 84a16f046eadb34073636cc4ab61fbc974c52f194ae92e3afd77838613186671 |
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