- Issued:
- 2011-05-19
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHBA-2011:0683 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
memtest86+ bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated memtest86+ package that fixes one bug and adds an enhancement is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The memtest86+ package contains an advanced memory diagnostic tool for x86,
AMD64 and Intel 64 computers. BIOS-based memory tests are only a quick check and
often miss many of the failures that are detected by memtest86+.
This update fixes the following bug:
- The memtest86+ tool failed to start on AMD64 and Intel 64 computers with the
"--type=netbsd /elf-memtest86+-4.00" kernel parameter, and the "Error 13:
Invalid or unsupported executable format" error message was given. This option
now works as expected, and no error message is displayed. (BZ#607006)
This update adds the following enhancement:
- With this update, memtest86+ supports the latest Intel processors, including
those based on the Intel Xeon Processor E56XX, L56XX, W36XX and X56XX families,
and the Intel Xeon Processor E7 family. (BZ#640731)
Users of memtest86+ are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
this bug and adds this enhancement.
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 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 Extension 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 607006 - x86_64: memtest86+ grub entry fails to boot
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: fa894a4cea4cf8a40c0524a0033e024f128c3d026b08716d0ad1b1b9c1d334fc |
| x86_64 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6 |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6 |
| i386 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: c0e39aeded37ad50e5a29a188957ddbb7c4d098f997b9c4bf299fb636ee2cc8a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: fa894a4cea4cf8a40c0524a0033e024f128c3d026b08716d0ad1b1b9c1d334fc |
| x86_64 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6 |
| i386 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: c0e39aeded37ad50e5a29a188957ddbb7c4d098f997b9c4bf299fb636ee2cc8a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: fa894a4cea4cf8a40c0524a0033e024f128c3d026b08716d0ad1b1b9c1d334fc |
| x86_64 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6 |
| i386 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: c0e39aeded37ad50e5a29a188957ddbb7c4d098f997b9c4bf299fb636ee2cc8a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: fa894a4cea4cf8a40c0524a0033e024f128c3d026b08716d0ad1b1b9c1d334fc |
| x86_64 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6 |
| i386 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: c0e39aeded37ad50e5a29a188957ddbb7c4d098f997b9c4bf299fb636ee2cc8a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: fa894a4cea4cf8a40c0524a0033e024f128c3d026b08716d0ad1b1b9c1d334fc |
| x86_64 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: fa894a4cea4cf8a40c0524a0033e024f128c3d026b08716d0ad1b1b9c1d334fc |
| x86_64 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6 |
| i386 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: c0e39aeded37ad50e5a29a188957ddbb7c4d098f997b9c4bf299fb636ee2cc8a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: fa894a4cea4cf8a40c0524a0033e024f128c3d026b08716d0ad1b1b9c1d334fc |
| x86_64 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6 |
| i386 | |
| memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: c0e39aeded37ad50e5a29a188957ddbb7c4d098f997b9c4bf299fb636ee2cc8a |
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