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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0384 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2011-03-28
Updated:
2011-03-28

RHBA-2011:0384 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated device-mapper-multipath packages that resolve an issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools to manage multipath devices
by giving the "dm-multipath" kernel module instructions on what to do, as well
as by managing the creation and removal of partitions for Device-Mapper devices.

These updated device-mapper-multipath packages fix the following bug:

  • Prior to this update, multipathd did not always remove a path's sysfs device

from cache when the path was removed. Also, multipathd searched the cache and
created sysfs devices without the 'vecs' lock held. As a result, paths would
occasionally have invalid sysfs devices, causing multipathd crashes and other
errors. With this update, multipathd always removes the sysfs device from cache
when deleting the path, and it only accesses the cache with the 'vecs' lock
held. (BZ#684684)

All users of device-mapper-multipath 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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 684684 - [NetApp 6.0.z Bug] DM-Multipath fails to update paths during IO with fabric faults

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: cfbd39add73e4ef5aa914a09bbc168748a10484a295b30dab3bc767e249e6a1a
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: cfbd39add73e4ef5aa914a09bbc168748a10484a295b30dab3bc767e249e6a1a
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: de2b96a8522d187975f1a28f89f438b98ff7dcfd435f050fa8789d51ba05cd60
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: de2b96a8522d187975f1a28f89f438b98ff7dcfd435f050fa8789d51ba05cd60
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: befe2d83d3b9602b75cc2412675c0a9ff6f0f413baf48bbd2e339f27be829bd1
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: befe2d83d3b9602b75cc2412675c0a9ff6f0f413baf48bbd2e339f27be829bd1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c6de98128be546e14165bffb8ce402b6afbeb1757e874983413b626b7c25ee65
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c6de98128be546e14165bffb8ce402b6afbeb1757e874983413b626b7c25ee65
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 26dcc77972b92637aae6932abc7a82afc813b8c618679cb49bd9bd9086ede7e5
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 950927e396207fa8a0cd2d22678165008336cbb5e0ca6a763f1f565bf67f79a1
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a78be1e0c2fe88db0a04d4a93fb8b41ae9ddfcca754eb3630c95f1d94f846082
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d748fa647f0387ef8c956660ee16099d6258f621193165cd5c87bf3488ff82d5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: cfbd39add73e4ef5aa914a09bbc168748a10484a295b30dab3bc767e249e6a1a
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: de2b96a8522d187975f1a28f89f438b98ff7dcfd435f050fa8789d51ba05cd60
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: befe2d83d3b9602b75cc2412675c0a9ff6f0f413baf48bbd2e339f27be829bd1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c6de98128be546e14165bffb8ce402b6afbeb1757e874983413b626b7c25ee65
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 26dcc77972b92637aae6932abc7a82afc813b8c618679cb49bd9bd9086ede7e5
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 950927e396207fa8a0cd2d22678165008336cbb5e0ca6a763f1f565bf67f79a1
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a78be1e0c2fe88db0a04d4a93fb8b41ae9ddfcca754eb3630c95f1d94f846082
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d748fa647f0387ef8c956660ee16099d6258f621193165cd5c87bf3488ff82d5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: cfbd39add73e4ef5aa914a09bbc168748a10484a295b30dab3bc767e249e6a1a
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: de2b96a8522d187975f1a28f89f438b98ff7dcfd435f050fa8789d51ba05cd60
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: befe2d83d3b9602b75cc2412675c0a9ff6f0f413baf48bbd2e339f27be829bd1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c6de98128be546e14165bffb8ce402b6afbeb1757e874983413b626b7c25ee65
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 26dcc77972b92637aae6932abc7a82afc813b8c618679cb49bd9bd9086ede7e5
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 950927e396207fa8a0cd2d22678165008336cbb5e0ca6a763f1f565bf67f79a1
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a78be1e0c2fe88db0a04d4a93fb8b41ae9ddfcca754eb3630c95f1d94f846082
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d748fa647f0387ef8c956660ee16099d6258f621193165cd5c87bf3488ff82d5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: cfbd39add73e4ef5aa914a09bbc168748a10484a295b30dab3bc767e249e6a1a
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: de2b96a8522d187975f1a28f89f438b98ff7dcfd435f050fa8789d51ba05cd60
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: de2b96a8522d187975f1a28f89f438b98ff7dcfd435f050fa8789d51ba05cd60
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: befe2d83d3b9602b75cc2412675c0a9ff6f0f413baf48bbd2e339f27be829bd1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c6de98128be546e14165bffb8ce402b6afbeb1757e874983413b626b7c25ee65

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: cfbd39add73e4ef5aa914a09bbc168748a10484a295b30dab3bc767e249e6a1a
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: de2b96a8522d187975f1a28f89f438b98ff7dcfd435f050fa8789d51ba05cd60
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: befe2d83d3b9602b75cc2412675c0a9ff6f0f413baf48bbd2e339f27be829bd1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c6de98128be546e14165bffb8ce402b6afbeb1757e874983413b626b7c25ee65
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 26dcc77972b92637aae6932abc7a82afc813b8c618679cb49bd9bd9086ede7e5
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 950927e396207fa8a0cd2d22678165008336cbb5e0ca6a763f1f565bf67f79a1
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a78be1e0c2fe88db0a04d4a93fb8b41ae9ddfcca754eb3630c95f1d94f846082
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d748fa647f0387ef8c956660ee16099d6258f621193165cd5c87bf3488ff82d5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: cfbd39add73e4ef5aa914a09bbc168748a10484a295b30dab3bc767e249e6a1a
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: de2b96a8522d187975f1a28f89f438b98ff7dcfd435f050fa8789d51ba05cd60
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: befe2d83d3b9602b75cc2412675c0a9ff6f0f413baf48bbd2e339f27be829bd1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c6de98128be546e14165bffb8ce402b6afbeb1757e874983413b626b7c25ee65
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 26dcc77972b92637aae6932abc7a82afc813b8c618679cb49bd9bd9086ede7e5
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 950927e396207fa8a0cd2d22678165008336cbb5e0ca6a763f1f565bf67f79a1
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a78be1e0c2fe88db0a04d4a93fb8b41ae9ddfcca754eb3630c95f1d94f846082
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d748fa647f0387ef8c956660ee16099d6258f621193165cd5c87bf3488ff82d5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
s390x
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b8efa558b7d12b52dfa24447cb55255dcedc095574cd048367ad5ae447f75786
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 00742c598cba3e7366787acf10fbb409e9c61198a4d637879cee7ec1520a53a4
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c963e3470ec788d8cd2f05989b37ae976dff01eda4b35990611befbef1c44bf1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7bcef21cc2526d8d4bb37dc95d565614525b7f91bf56ed44df76738d74220f3b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
ppc64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: b601b83c6406c8ae111881cd740acf3001ea8fb70d92fb858bb368f5e1d16e15
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: c07383a898fda2945dbc6925e5f19ed19f73ce4562bc6516f49c4b35b9c5d9f1
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: ad4febb728cecb260a4648a1a38b42304b3f4c755ba839d7301f155e6490ba2e
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 280694f7efdc456da26c73d0cc7c91bed9c0a0b3c14eda084f3c0ae7f9ec5c7e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
s390x
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b8efa558b7d12b52dfa24447cb55255dcedc095574cd048367ad5ae447f75786
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 00742c598cba3e7366787acf10fbb409e9c61198a4d637879cee7ec1520a53a4
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c963e3470ec788d8cd2f05989b37ae976dff01eda4b35990611befbef1c44bf1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7bcef21cc2526d8d4bb37dc95d565614525b7f91bf56ed44df76738d74220f3b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: cfbd39add73e4ef5aa914a09bbc168748a10484a295b30dab3bc767e249e6a1a
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: de2b96a8522d187975f1a28f89f438b98ff7dcfd435f050fa8789d51ba05cd60
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: befe2d83d3b9602b75cc2412675c0a9ff6f0f413baf48bbd2e339f27be829bd1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c6de98128be546e14165bffb8ce402b6afbeb1757e874983413b626b7c25ee65
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 26dcc77972b92637aae6932abc7a82afc813b8c618679cb49bd9bd9086ede7e5
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: 950927e396207fa8a0cd2d22678165008336cbb5e0ca6a763f1f565bf67f79a1
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: a78be1e0c2fe88db0a04d4a93fb8b41ae9ddfcca754eb3630c95f1d94f846082
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.i686.rpm SHA-256: d748fa647f0387ef8c956660ee16099d6258f621193165cd5c87bf3488ff82d5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 3d83cc225e404902056451ba3cc82d14cec1ae6649e150acaf73acad9af62ef8
s390x
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b8efa558b7d12b52dfa24447cb55255dcedc095574cd048367ad5ae447f75786
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 00742c598cba3e7366787acf10fbb409e9c61198a4d637879cee7ec1520a53a4
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c963e3470ec788d8cd2f05989b37ae976dff01eda4b35990611befbef1c44bf1
kpartx-0.4.9-31.el6_0.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7bcef21cc2526d8d4bb37dc95d565614525b7f91bf56ed44df76738d74220f3b

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