Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2010:0390 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2010-05-04
Updated:
2010-05-04

RHBA-2010:0390 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

mkinitrd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated mkinitrd packages that fix a regression introduced by
RHBA-2010:0295 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:

  • a previous mkinitrd update, released as RHBA-2010:0295, included a fix

for BZ#540641. This bug saw mkinitrd copy the symbolic link of a bootpath
driver instead of the actual bootpath driver and, as a fix, mkinitrd was
set to check the full path of symbolically linked drivers.

The fix included for BZ#540641 also introduced a regression, however. This
regression could cause mkinitrd to fall into an infinite loop if checking
the full path involved parsing a looped symbolic link. This update corrects
the error in the readlink() function call that caused the regression.
Looped symbolic links in driver paths no longer prevent mkinitrd from
creating RAM disks as expected. (BZ#583901)

All mkinitrd 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 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 Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 583901 - [REG][5.5RC1]The mkinitrd command doesn't work due to the patch for BZ#540641.

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.src.rpm SHA-256: fd6b6516a06e2bd9c364be1ed021720e8821cc747aa434fad79d3000079788ff
x86_64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5b9ac58617f0bed67aa4542a1d7fe4b5cca603fc815419e68f22ed7f01567ecb
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1776b17087d9113fbfe2c4744ddbdff2bd5dde8d2e2b7b8fa2d8a05e5671062d
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 66d23203ce8fa7c190df7ff095c95a4c287035df229799adfb7befa02e7e5edd
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 07a8950b1097acc01b07e2279768c1a564b1ef8a2b58040b6d24e750f94c2183
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 24b8eee92f9daa3b0a409ad39acf953b96cabdba8558fb17cc122cf55a61b46e
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4fb943e199da5d8912f3e332adeb4ee41f0273bace0a766c387b7d2de99a0b21
ia64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 1908131c13dc3dbc89c9a28461b07dcd9369842bd1df408ad2e4af598a14159e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 6c0ef144fd9e4523b8b828ebda529a0e3e45a7d69b11360ccce32738f1f5eff9
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: d38f3f889b9b948556d60bef74e26060eda3e0a3595ded7c15845a61f0234a92
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 90671c9bcd4df1b81f704aef261ed3fe23bc93f04de24d6cf872abd26a2b22b7
i386
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: d111a7b7f89f02dcd6e16169496a5323b0b96e1228f0d98fa5c6252f7c29f86f
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1776b17087d9113fbfe2c4744ddbdff2bd5dde8d2e2b7b8fa2d8a05e5671062d
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 07a8950b1097acc01b07e2279768c1a564b1ef8a2b58040b6d24e750f94c2183
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 4d04233dfbd1296878f0c5500ca8129ef00dfd9ac28782ebccf474409ed046a8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.src.rpm SHA-256: fd6b6516a06e2bd9c364be1ed021720e8821cc747aa434fad79d3000079788ff
x86_64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5b9ac58617f0bed67aa4542a1d7fe4b5cca603fc815419e68f22ed7f01567ecb
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1776b17087d9113fbfe2c4744ddbdff2bd5dde8d2e2b7b8fa2d8a05e5671062d
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 66d23203ce8fa7c190df7ff095c95a4c287035df229799adfb7befa02e7e5edd
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 07a8950b1097acc01b07e2279768c1a564b1ef8a2b58040b6d24e750f94c2183
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 24b8eee92f9daa3b0a409ad39acf953b96cabdba8558fb17cc122cf55a61b46e
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4fb943e199da5d8912f3e332adeb4ee41f0273bace0a766c387b7d2de99a0b21
i386
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: d111a7b7f89f02dcd6e16169496a5323b0b96e1228f0d98fa5c6252f7c29f86f
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1776b17087d9113fbfe2c4744ddbdff2bd5dde8d2e2b7b8fa2d8a05e5671062d
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 07a8950b1097acc01b07e2279768c1a564b1ef8a2b58040b6d24e750f94c2183
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 4d04233dfbd1296878f0c5500ca8129ef00dfd9ac28782ebccf474409ed046a8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.src.rpm SHA-256: fd6b6516a06e2bd9c364be1ed021720e8821cc747aa434fad79d3000079788ff
x86_64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5b9ac58617f0bed67aa4542a1d7fe4b5cca603fc815419e68f22ed7f01567ecb
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1776b17087d9113fbfe2c4744ddbdff2bd5dde8d2e2b7b8fa2d8a05e5671062d
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 66d23203ce8fa7c190df7ff095c95a4c287035df229799adfb7befa02e7e5edd
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4fb943e199da5d8912f3e332adeb4ee41f0273bace0a766c387b7d2de99a0b21
i386
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: d111a7b7f89f02dcd6e16169496a5323b0b96e1228f0d98fa5c6252f7c29f86f
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1776b17087d9113fbfe2c4744ddbdff2bd5dde8d2e2b7b8fa2d8a05e5671062d
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 4d04233dfbd1296878f0c5500ca8129ef00dfd9ac28782ebccf474409ed046a8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.src.rpm SHA-256: fd6b6516a06e2bd9c364be1ed021720e8821cc747aa434fad79d3000079788ff
s390x
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: af72923aba9d746fc09f629e5e53a60f998128eeaff54732713d48a1c4c1e4ec
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: e7c3de88d3bae00f566fad3c65c16e491e222832bde34e77289fd63b733a208e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b30d8e111b2a6fe53bbed80efa07fe32110b9b4726e579ed670fd0f57538a625
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.s390.rpm SHA-256: f5146cdf626deaeac17bad6aa3edd81833357722ddeef41c22e15978a5c81a9a
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 81d99d4191ffa9091f254b3f81e37ffdf9bfd5360bf1c8e933d884508fde48fc
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a5128e0d40a918dfc1c10c6065140fe96dbe08d3578c0ddce8ed602f348d2e77

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.src.rpm SHA-256: fd6b6516a06e2bd9c364be1ed021720e8821cc747aa434fad79d3000079788ff
ppc
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 04acd4044d33b834c02629a3692d1578dcc8d96fa8cec0440936328a6d88c87e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 50ff1972842b9763792d2cd243028438017666247046b6b79fe996c67d523f3e
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: aa47e0023c131dab9fbe1a5b38b5053871ab4d8d1a06f250abe68c5a30b404ad
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 8756347584ec5180b19327a2755c992113fa3db7e0ccbc929e9162e86d9389a5
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: f647e8e2c760427e03d915d475371c19a0daadbfea43808902431706a71e7cc1
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 03d20efb47eb5e3e69c4916cc245939315b37fb3d307c623f241941cb770e3e3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.src.rpm SHA-256: fd6b6516a06e2bd9c364be1ed021720e8821cc747aa434fad79d3000079788ff
x86_64
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5b9ac58617f0bed67aa4542a1d7fe4b5cca603fc815419e68f22ed7f01567ecb
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1776b17087d9113fbfe2c4744ddbdff2bd5dde8d2e2b7b8fa2d8a05e5671062d
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 66d23203ce8fa7c190df7ff095c95a4c287035df229799adfb7befa02e7e5edd
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 07a8950b1097acc01b07e2279768c1a564b1ef8a2b58040b6d24e750f94c2183
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 24b8eee92f9daa3b0a409ad39acf953b96cabdba8558fb17cc122cf55a61b46e
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4fb943e199da5d8912f3e332adeb4ee41f0273bace0a766c387b7d2de99a0b21
i386
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: d111a7b7f89f02dcd6e16169496a5323b0b96e1228f0d98fa5c6252f7c29f86f
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1776b17087d9113fbfe2c4744ddbdff2bd5dde8d2e2b7b8fa2d8a05e5671062d
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 07a8950b1097acc01b07e2279768c1a564b1ef8a2b58040b6d24e750f94c2183
nash-5.1.19.6-61.el5_5.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 4d04233dfbd1296878f0c5500ca8129ef00dfd9ac28782ebccf474409ed046a8

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