RHBA-2011:0133 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated kudzu package is available that fixes an incompatibility with the
current version of pciutils.

Description

pciutils has been upgraded to version 3.1.7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6.
This update changed the ABI of the static libpci library. Any application that
links against the new libpci and the older libkudzu would crash.

Previously, the presence of an unsupported sound card could cause kudzu to list
the available sound devices in unpredictable order. As a result, the
/etc/modprobe.conf configuration file could contain a line with an incorrect
"index" parameter for the sound module. With this update, unsupported sound
cards no longer affect the order of sound devices, and the "index" parameter is
now set correctly.(BZ#579852)

When the information associated with a network device changed, kudzu incorrectly
recognized the device as a new one, even though its Media Access Control (MAC)
address remained the same. When this happened, kudzu corrupted the Ethernet
configuration. This update ensures that devices with the same MAC address are
treated as identical regardless of their associated information, and a change to
these information no longer affects the Ethernet configuration.(BZ#636263)

This update rebuilds kudzu to match the current libpci. (BZ#663395)

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve 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

CVEs

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References

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