Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2009:1088 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2009-06-15
Updated:
2009-06-15

RHBA-2009:1088 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

mkinitrd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated mkinitrd packages that resolve an issue are now available.

Description

The mkinitrd utility creates file system images for use as initial ramdisk
(initrd) images.

These updated mkinitrd packages fix the following bug:

  • when using kernel version 2.6.18-122 or earlier, creating an initial

ramdisk (initrd) failed due to the mkinitrd script assuming that
RAID-specific kernel modules were available when they were not. With these
updated packages, mkinitrd no longer assumes that these RAID-specific
kernel modules are available, and thus initrd creation completes
successfully. (BZ#496591)

All users of mkinitrd are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which resolve this issue.

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 - 496591 - mkinitrd 5.1.19.6-44 fails to create initrd for kernels prior to 2.6.18-122.el5

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.src.rpm SHA-256: b9d107c952f3a0b9feceee7bef136c9be4eac3c77a1c15b5955e2a7d8c2bc305
x86_64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2c879c746b3b5984545c94d747eeebb3e25f477fffb5b2dfa050055a1a88af58
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce7152e70464d1d008670561ca734641d101f3dd58c00da8ef251cc0ff76cd4e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f41273bd5ffb94ac8e4eaeeffdccdfcfd5bedca96e8c78b3c20b152f4451030f
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6909c2ce690ffc29f2d7dae9cccab1d608fd73be12cf34787e7ef8962101130
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3eff08e92c979a32b80068279eeb18fcda7ec306d3d8831a5ab363489dbcc2d2
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 248556e8b638b49a60ecd91b3f637c3a0441706397dbf54e6f70c3c598301492
ia64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: fdf9202cd9f6371307d429ecdf685440c1b25b0947a1fea8fe036e2918a284bb
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 17c4cd6d46dc6869a203ca1701ece3940da10faaa577d27ba74f5206372a7e40
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 265415881e809d542cc5dd88e882751f448ae3292cd201559cefe5a357bac052
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 5500cd2da27db36622925b035275892eacea4211c720ac03ba5eb8de986e5833
i386
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: b2ceb789e25959b32ae71ad7c4a121574294e56bcfbe865b48384e9316f10b9e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce7152e70464d1d008670561ca734641d101f3dd58c00da8ef251cc0ff76cd4e
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6909c2ce690ffc29f2d7dae9cccab1d608fd73be12cf34787e7ef8962101130
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 352e77161776f662482236ae7b0e6efdd5d593b8c55e5d71f3171070c802ca8c

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
ia64
i386
x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.src.rpm SHA-256: b9d107c952f3a0b9feceee7bef136c9be4eac3c77a1c15b5955e2a7d8c2bc305
x86_64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2c879c746b3b5984545c94d747eeebb3e25f477fffb5b2dfa050055a1a88af58
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce7152e70464d1d008670561ca734641d101f3dd58c00da8ef251cc0ff76cd4e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f41273bd5ffb94ac8e4eaeeffdccdfcfd5bedca96e8c78b3c20b152f4451030f
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6909c2ce690ffc29f2d7dae9cccab1d608fd73be12cf34787e7ef8962101130
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3eff08e92c979a32b80068279eeb18fcda7ec306d3d8831a5ab363489dbcc2d2
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 248556e8b638b49a60ecd91b3f637c3a0441706397dbf54e6f70c3c598301492
i386
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: b2ceb789e25959b32ae71ad7c4a121574294e56bcfbe865b48384e9316f10b9e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce7152e70464d1d008670561ca734641d101f3dd58c00da8ef251cc0ff76cd4e
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6909c2ce690ffc29f2d7dae9cccab1d608fd73be12cf34787e7ef8962101130
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 352e77161776f662482236ae7b0e6efdd5d593b8c55e5d71f3171070c802ca8c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.src.rpm SHA-256: b9d107c952f3a0b9feceee7bef136c9be4eac3c77a1c15b5955e2a7d8c2bc305
x86_64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2c879c746b3b5984545c94d747eeebb3e25f477fffb5b2dfa050055a1a88af58
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce7152e70464d1d008670561ca734641d101f3dd58c00da8ef251cc0ff76cd4e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f41273bd5ffb94ac8e4eaeeffdccdfcfd5bedca96e8c78b3c20b152f4451030f
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 248556e8b638b49a60ecd91b3f637c3a0441706397dbf54e6f70c3c598301492
i386
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: b2ceb789e25959b32ae71ad7c4a121574294e56bcfbe865b48384e9316f10b9e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce7152e70464d1d008670561ca734641d101f3dd58c00da8ef251cc0ff76cd4e
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 352e77161776f662482236ae7b0e6efdd5d593b8c55e5d71f3171070c802ca8c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.src.rpm SHA-256: b9d107c952f3a0b9feceee7bef136c9be4eac3c77a1c15b5955e2a7d8c2bc305
s390x
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f727d26de61e1cad9be728c8219bba7da18a59a26e16790b36c0ed9b34492b09
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: bf584b3089031bd32aef04c5e40cb28b2e899ab59c3673716797362cdf810c18
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: cd84230b6b52c96d334c642fae7df618f373ce0faa5995873039c8ce794c28b5
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: c8e38ac47a89795bb7574ed3ef19df34331e40e9f2b3b55099860dce30a46491
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 68313279a5d9494998f34d8f28a479ccfd7ff08636bfe15f024d1abadaf267c3
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 054c8a78a641f03c665b226c6ecb30bc74e0025e1cf30ce2a60d5972a8dd5b6c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.src.rpm SHA-256: b9d107c952f3a0b9feceee7bef136c9be4eac3c77a1c15b5955e2a7d8c2bc305
ppc
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 2e1b6ac82b629df483e6e3aed3fa7363dafaf1fc8d2b326b5fa1771e00e937ec
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 487366725164236fc896c1937fe747b811e781a2470dba93bac23cd8c94d3e30
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: b9c1af68681107731749b750b99f3f0f6043bb2430bae6cd180c511c22f8f9f8
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: ce5f344dc26a2cd401dd9bbb2545275e407eed3e37fb1bc7cda05b3a0318774f
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: b8509803a0607b50deb262486f8cb8e30d1773a767f683f77f573d7acf001f8e
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 6b388309c1cd73d1d14b2b147a707220fb97113c472c73b5e1961e621598adc5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3

SRPM
ppc

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.src.rpm SHA-256: b9d107c952f3a0b9feceee7bef136c9be4eac3c77a1c15b5955e2a7d8c2bc305
x86_64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2c879c746b3b5984545c94d747eeebb3e25f477fffb5b2dfa050055a1a88af58
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce7152e70464d1d008670561ca734641d101f3dd58c00da8ef251cc0ff76cd4e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f41273bd5ffb94ac8e4eaeeffdccdfcfd5bedca96e8c78b3c20b152f4451030f
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6909c2ce690ffc29f2d7dae9cccab1d608fd73be12cf34787e7ef8962101130
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3eff08e92c979a32b80068279eeb18fcda7ec306d3d8831a5ab363489dbcc2d2
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 248556e8b638b49a60ecd91b3f637c3a0441706397dbf54e6f70c3c598301492
i386
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: b2ceb789e25959b32ae71ad7c4a121574294e56bcfbe865b48384e9316f10b9e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce7152e70464d1d008670561ca734641d101f3dd58c00da8ef251cc0ff76cd4e
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6909c2ce690ffc29f2d7dae9cccab1d608fd73be12cf34787e7ef8962101130
nash-5.1.19.6-44.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 352e77161776f662482236ae7b0e6efdd5d593b8c55e5d71f3171070c802ca8c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3

SRPM
s390x

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