Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0825 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2011-05-24
Updated:
2011-05-24

RHBA-2011:0825 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

numactl bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An updated numactl package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The numactl package adds a simple Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) policy
support. It consists of a numactl program to run other programs with a specific
NUMA policy and a libnuma to do allocations with NUMA policy in applications.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Under certain circumstances, having an environment of three numa nodes

resulted in a memory corruption, which had a negative impact on performance.
This problem has been fixed in this update so that the memory corruption does
not occur anymore. (BZ#705309)

All users requiring numactl should upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
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 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 705309 - numactl corrupts memory on 12 cpu systems

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.src.rpm SHA-256: c3816d5e09cc1eaef10e0b876771abbb525da3182acf0f985a99eb97fa331ea9
x86_64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 97e740e598f5bdbd7cc5110ebd78b1b56acc2452aabc51b52b8af9db5cdf0639
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d3bc05f06761cab760afca3b8146a9f74bd06def0ec9964eb3faaf134c434d10
ia64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 8569f02a74226ded379030d5e0e6b65cc91258e65443aa006d22b209d11e8168
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 7377b1330883e223909b0c0363370fb2f8174fc2bb3bc55d83748d7607d6f70c
i386
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6

SRPM
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.src.rpm SHA-256: c3816d5e09cc1eaef10e0b876771abbb525da3182acf0f985a99eb97fa331ea9
x86_64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 97e740e598f5bdbd7cc5110ebd78b1b56acc2452aabc51b52b8af9db5cdf0639
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d3bc05f06761cab760afca3b8146a9f74bd06def0ec9964eb3faaf134c434d10
ia64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 8569f02a74226ded379030d5e0e6b65cc91258e65443aa006d22b209d11e8168
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 7377b1330883e223909b0c0363370fb2f8174fc2bb3bc55d83748d7607d6f70c
i386
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6

SRPM
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.src.rpm SHA-256: c3816d5e09cc1eaef10e0b876771abbb525da3182acf0f985a99eb97fa331ea9
x86_64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 97e740e598f5bdbd7cc5110ebd78b1b56acc2452aabc51b52b8af9db5cdf0639
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d3bc05f06761cab760afca3b8146a9f74bd06def0ec9964eb3faaf134c434d10
ia64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 8569f02a74226ded379030d5e0e6b65cc91258e65443aa006d22b209d11e8168
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 7377b1330883e223909b0c0363370fb2f8174fc2bb3bc55d83748d7607d6f70c
i386
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.src.rpm SHA-256: c3816d5e09cc1eaef10e0b876771abbb525da3182acf0f985a99eb97fa331ea9
x86_64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 97e740e598f5bdbd7cc5110ebd78b1b56acc2452aabc51b52b8af9db5cdf0639
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d3bc05f06761cab760afca3b8146a9f74bd06def0ec9964eb3faaf134c434d10
i386
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.src.rpm SHA-256: c3816d5e09cc1eaef10e0b876771abbb525da3182acf0f985a99eb97fa331ea9
x86_64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 97e740e598f5bdbd7cc5110ebd78b1b56acc2452aabc51b52b8af9db5cdf0639
i386
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.src.rpm SHA-256: c3816d5e09cc1eaef10e0b876771abbb525da3182acf0f985a99eb97fa331ea9
ppc
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 7976bb2f7391cb8338aed083f07026690971e7696f1a175e2c473ed61adc6e28
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: dd5502c9f431a11291b24f3b85ab5a93391caafd619fb9b3700b7edcbc6e3edb
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 6730f7c2bbc6709d4dd0d56f82e497b553a4d6c7ccef05b26c06bd553b9f7196
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 77f5c9c0ad6dd668ad7e7f1701516216a000949c1df0d2770bba433f1bff6274

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6

SRPM
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.src.rpm SHA-256: c3816d5e09cc1eaef10e0b876771abbb525da3182acf0f985a99eb97fa331ea9
ppc
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 7976bb2f7391cb8338aed083f07026690971e7696f1a175e2c473ed61adc6e28
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: dd5502c9f431a11291b24f3b85ab5a93391caafd619fb9b3700b7edcbc6e3edb
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 6730f7c2bbc6709d4dd0d56f82e497b553a4d6c7ccef05b26c06bd553b9f7196
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 77f5c9c0ad6dd668ad7e7f1701516216a000949c1df0d2770bba433f1bff6274

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.src.rpm SHA-256: c3816d5e09cc1eaef10e0b876771abbb525da3182acf0f985a99eb97fa331ea9
x86_64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 97e740e598f5bdbd7cc5110ebd78b1b56acc2452aabc51b52b8af9db5cdf0639
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d3bc05f06761cab760afca3b8146a9f74bd06def0ec9964eb3faaf134c434d10
i386
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6

SRPM
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.src.rpm SHA-256: c3816d5e09cc1eaef10e0b876771abbb525da3182acf0f985a99eb97fa331ea9
x86_64
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 97e740e598f5bdbd7cc5110ebd78b1b56acc2452aabc51b52b8af9db5cdf0639
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d3bc05f06761cab760afca3b8146a9f74bd06def0ec9964eb3faaf134c434d10
i386
numactl-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 135d787cd69531115fc217bea3ac63284b4d0b52db240222b03dd8e011ae016f
numactl-devel-0.9.8-12.el5_6.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6c59b15cdfca33bd80e4483dc222f03824b4a59c53bf53330db9396419fedd5e

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