Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0415 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2011-04-05
Updated:
2011-04-05

RHBA-2011:0415 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

gpxe bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated gpxe packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6.

Description

The gpxe packages provide an open source Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
implementation and bootloader. gPXE also supports additional protocols such as
DNS, HTTP, iSCSI and ATA over Ethernet.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, the virtIO gPXE driver padded all packets to maximum length. This

could confuse some gateways because the Ethernet standard is to pad only packets
of up to 64 bytes in length. Due to this issue, virtual machines with a virtIO
NIC (network interface card) failed to connect to the PXE server behind a
gateway. Subsequently, the PXE boot failed. This update pads only packets of up
to 64 bytes in length. Now, virtual machines with a virtIO NIC connect to the
same PXE server without further problems. (BZ#680148)

All gPXE users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages which fix this
bug.

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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • 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 - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
gpxe-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.src.rpm SHA-256: adf8c602d8244ba0126d058051328e7fa65eaf134ced982aabc8456d890dfa45
x86_64
gpxe-bootimgs-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c86bd12f777b0de488d424e6f18251b41c57893fb0c3a6fcafad6052e2f7ef29
gpxe-bootimgs-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c86bd12f777b0de488d424e6f18251b41c57893fb0c3a6fcafad6052e2f7ef29
gpxe-roms-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 99dc473fc4228041264e10c38d19941ca4ff25ea2f20864f43b42a29ab75b431
gpxe-roms-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 99dc473fc4228041264e10c38d19941ca4ff25ea2f20864f43b42a29ab75b431
gpxe-roms-qemu-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 62ec16019c7ae6d5992ec0aa8046f510b47e0976fc859228573bf407e30e4152
gpxe-roms-qemu-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 62ec16019c7ae6d5992ec0aa8046f510b47e0976fc859228573bf407e30e4152

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
gpxe-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.src.rpm SHA-256: adf8c602d8244ba0126d058051328e7fa65eaf134ced982aabc8456d890dfa45
x86_64
gpxe-bootimgs-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c86bd12f777b0de488d424e6f18251b41c57893fb0c3a6fcafad6052e2f7ef29
gpxe-roms-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 99dc473fc4228041264e10c38d19941ca4ff25ea2f20864f43b42a29ab75b431
gpxe-roms-qemu-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 62ec16019c7ae6d5992ec0aa8046f510b47e0976fc859228573bf407e30e4152

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
gpxe-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.src.rpm SHA-256: adf8c602d8244ba0126d058051328e7fa65eaf134ced982aabc8456d890dfa45
x86_64
gpxe-bootimgs-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c86bd12f777b0de488d424e6f18251b41c57893fb0c3a6fcafad6052e2f7ef29
gpxe-roms-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 99dc473fc4228041264e10c38d19941ca4ff25ea2f20864f43b42a29ab75b431
gpxe-roms-qemu-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 62ec16019c7ae6d5992ec0aa8046f510b47e0976fc859228573bf407e30e4152

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
gpxe-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.src.rpm SHA-256: adf8c602d8244ba0126d058051328e7fa65eaf134ced982aabc8456d890dfa45
x86_64
gpxe-bootimgs-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c86bd12f777b0de488d424e6f18251b41c57893fb0c3a6fcafad6052e2f7ef29
gpxe-roms-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 99dc473fc4228041264e10c38d19941ca4ff25ea2f20864f43b42a29ab75b431
gpxe-roms-qemu-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 62ec16019c7ae6d5992ec0aa8046f510b47e0976fc859228573bf407e30e4152

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
gpxe-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.src.rpm SHA-256: adf8c602d8244ba0126d058051328e7fa65eaf134ced982aabc8456d890dfa45
x86_64
gpxe-bootimgs-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c86bd12f777b0de488d424e6f18251b41c57893fb0c3a6fcafad6052e2f7ef29
gpxe-roms-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 99dc473fc4228041264e10c38d19941ca4ff25ea2f20864f43b42a29ab75b431
gpxe-roms-qemu-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 62ec16019c7ae6d5992ec0aa8046f510b47e0976fc859228573bf407e30e4152

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
gpxe-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.src.rpm SHA-256: adf8c602d8244ba0126d058051328e7fa65eaf134ced982aabc8456d890dfa45
x86_64
gpxe-bootimgs-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c86bd12f777b0de488d424e6f18251b41c57893fb0c3a6fcafad6052e2f7ef29
gpxe-roms-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 99dc473fc4228041264e10c38d19941ca4ff25ea2f20864f43b42a29ab75b431
gpxe-roms-qemu-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 62ec16019c7ae6d5992ec0aa8046f510b47e0976fc859228573bf407e30e4152

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

SRPM
gpxe-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.src.rpm SHA-256: adf8c602d8244ba0126d058051328e7fa65eaf134ced982aabc8456d890dfa45
x86_64
gpxe-bootimgs-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c86bd12f777b0de488d424e6f18251b41c57893fb0c3a6fcafad6052e2f7ef29
gpxe-roms-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 99dc473fc4228041264e10c38d19941ca4ff25ea2f20864f43b42a29ab75b431
gpxe-roms-qemu-0.9.7-6.3.el6_0.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 62ec16019c7ae6d5992ec0aa8046f510b47e0976fc859228573bf407e30e4152

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