- Issued:
- 2010-01-19
- Updated:
- 2010-01-19
RHBA-2010:0052 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
util-linux bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated util-linux packages that address a bug preventing fdisk from
creating partitions starting beyond 1 TB are now available.
Description
The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system
utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among others,
util-linux contains the fdisk partitioning tool.
The updated packages address the following problem:
- a signed int in fdisk's add_partition function meant fdisk was unable to
create a partition if the new partition's starting cylinder was beyond one
terabyte. With this update, the pertinent value is now an unsigned long and
fdisk can create partitions with starting cylinders beyond 1 terabyte, as
expected. (BZ#471372)
util-linux users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve
this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the 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 5.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.4 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 5.4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.4 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 553157 - RHEL5: fdisk cannot create partition with starting beyond 1 TB
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 59f64bd691f6116aaf4d43afa2554624340cfc6723bdaf60b0f851d435345cfb |
| x86_64 | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 29d10b853c210488953056e53b6e0c92a8ec628200d0e607923177f23b1a46cb |
| ia64 | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 9a5f8b7331a9f4007dd8df6fcfbdc9efed845753d13a4eb204441be5ab3fdc9b |
| i386 | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64b67df0065b45b4c70c29acbb997cb79acc728b01dabb913f7208b29c074a8e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 59f64bd691f6116aaf4d43afa2554624340cfc6723bdaf60b0f851d435345cfb |
| x86_64 | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 29d10b853c210488953056e53b6e0c92a8ec628200d0e607923177f23b1a46cb |
| i386 | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64b67df0065b45b4c70c29acbb997cb79acc728b01dabb913f7208b29c074a8e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 59f64bd691f6116aaf4d43afa2554624340cfc6723bdaf60b0f851d435345cfb |
| x86_64 | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 29d10b853c210488953056e53b6e0c92a8ec628200d0e607923177f23b1a46cb |
| i386 | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64b67df0065b45b4c70c29acbb997cb79acc728b01dabb913f7208b29c074a8e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 59f64bd691f6116aaf4d43afa2554624340cfc6723bdaf60b0f851d435345cfb |
| s390x | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 405c902bb33aaca79a5ee75cbf728e971e5cfd9158d3114a89921b504fc48d27 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| s390x |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 59f64bd691f6116aaf4d43afa2554624340cfc6723bdaf60b0f851d435345cfb |
| ppc | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: f5922d774bda979856bbfdc7f317bd753eaa51470a3e7b22cb24623df3b0cd34 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ppc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 59f64bd691f6116aaf4d43afa2554624340cfc6723bdaf60b0f851d435345cfb |
| x86_64 | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 29d10b853c210488953056e53b6e0c92a8ec628200d0e607923177f23b1a46cb |
| i386 | |
| util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 64b67df0065b45b4c70c29acbb997cb79acc728b01dabb913f7208b29c074a8e |
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