Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2010:0433 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2010-05-21
Updated:
2010-05-21

RHBA-2010:0433 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

lvm2 bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated lvm2 packages that fix various bugs are now available.

Description

The lvm2 packages contain support for Logical Volume Management (LVM).

These updated lvm2 package include fixes for the following bugs:

  • fixes a crash in pvs -a command if some device in Volume Group is missing.

(BZ#583995)

  • avoids repeated full device scans if using internally-cached VG metadata

(which happens on system with missing device in Volume Group). (BZ#584705)

  • disallows removal of primary mirror image (using lvconvert) if the mirror is

not fully synchronised yet. (BZ#584801)

  • fixes unexpected symbolic link removal if device is still active after

deactivation failure. (BZ#580831)

All users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these
issues.

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 - 580831 - lvchange -an fails for an lv in use but deletes symlink /dev/VGNAME/LVNAME
  • BZ - 583995 - SEGFAULT occurs by pvs command with all option
  • BZ - 584705 - Execution time of pvdisplay is 3 times longer in RHEL5.5 if missing PVs detected
  • BZ - 584801 - CRM#2000874 - lvm should disallow removal of primary image during up-convert
  • BZ - 586021 - 2 leg down convert request with only one PV specified behavior changed

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.src.rpm SHA-256: e1c6ebc687d0f297f626b4776dfdf389e5cf5a16bb567e285de0f921abde5034
x86_64
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8bdca25049ede838357c2a0d435bb25c077d2f01b90f2a1587d6d9cca4770b6d
ia64
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: b6c16a364f22c0ce7e8a2ce5e0d4919f78e3e7fd2df039a0f35dbd24ad0085f1
i386
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 7826b15854a2034eeb2de9ac4024a9f48461d0a28748827d791cbe041466c0f8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.src.rpm SHA-256: e1c6ebc687d0f297f626b4776dfdf389e5cf5a16bb567e285de0f921abde5034
x86_64
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8bdca25049ede838357c2a0d435bb25c077d2f01b90f2a1587d6d9cca4770b6d
i386
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 7826b15854a2034eeb2de9ac4024a9f48461d0a28748827d791cbe041466c0f8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.src.rpm SHA-256: e1c6ebc687d0f297f626b4776dfdf389e5cf5a16bb567e285de0f921abde5034
x86_64
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8bdca25049ede838357c2a0d435bb25c077d2f01b90f2a1587d6d9cca4770b6d
i386
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 7826b15854a2034eeb2de9ac4024a9f48461d0a28748827d791cbe041466c0f8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.src.rpm SHA-256: e1c6ebc687d0f297f626b4776dfdf389e5cf5a16bb567e285de0f921abde5034
s390x
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.s390x.rpm SHA-256: e333bbdf8e790218fb61ba5bf43029efecdaac7fe48e7ce4706841e0209076cf

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.src.rpm SHA-256: e1c6ebc687d0f297f626b4776dfdf389e5cf5a16bb567e285de0f921abde5034
ppc
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.ppc.rpm SHA-256: db3c444fbcaf4378a44927a4bb65215723a974803280df338d5e6a0c79efd715

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.src.rpm SHA-256: e1c6ebc687d0f297f626b4776dfdf389e5cf5a16bb567e285de0f921abde5034
x86_64
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8bdca25049ede838357c2a0d435bb25c077d2f01b90f2a1587d6d9cca4770b6d
i386
lvm2-2.02.56-8.el5_5.4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 7826b15854a2034eeb2de9ac4024a9f48461d0a28748827d791cbe041466c0f8

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