RHBA-2011:0733 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated iscsi-initiator-utils packages that fix several bugs and add various
enhancements are now available.

Description

The iscsi package provides the server daemon for the Internet Small
Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility
programs used to manage it. iSCSI is a protocol for distributed disk
access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol networks.

This updated package provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements, which
are described in detail in the Technical Notes linked in the References
section.

All users of iscsi-initiator-utils are advised to upgrade to this updated
package, which provides these bug fixes and adds these enhancements.

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 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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 624437 - iscsiadm fails to connect while using hostname except of ip address
• BZ - 635899 - [Broadcom 6.1 feat] uIP: Update brcm_iscsiuio with ipv6, VLAN, and 57711E/57712 support
• BZ - 640115 - [Broadcom 6.1 bug] Race condition in the INVALID_HOST path
• BZ - 640340 - [RFE] Meaningful error codes from the iscsiadm utility
• BZ - 658428 - [NetApp 6.1 bug] /etc/init.d/iscsi script does not start/stop as per state machine when root is on iSCSI LUN
• BZ - 688783 - iscsid will fail to set DCB priority if debug logging is turned off
• BZ - 691902 - [regression] iscsiadm fails to discovery targets when using offload cards
• BZ - 696267 - [Broadcom 6.1 feat] Support bnx2i hba-mode and non-hba mode for boot in iscsi tools
• BZ - 697567 - files in /sbin depending on /usr

CVEs

(none)

References

• http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.1_Technical_Notes/index.html#iscsi-initiator-utils