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

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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 i386
  • 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 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64

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
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
i386
memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c0e39aeded37ad50e5a29a188957ddbb7c4d098f997b9c4bf299fb636ee2cc8a
x86_64
memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: fa894a4cea4cf8a40c0524a0033e024f128c3d026b08716d0ad1b1b9c1d334fc
i386
memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: c0e39aeded37ad50e5a29a188957ddbb7c4d098f997b9c4bf299fb636ee2cc8a
x86_64
memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 01ec4eb5d651c3240563f102ac28f27ff3ce8dbda0c8f37d20eac448897c6bb6

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

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