Synopsis

bootparamd bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

Bootparamd is a server utility that provides information needed by diskless
clients to boot. It consults the /etc/bootparams file for the required
information.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Previously, the bootparamd utility did not convert network byte order
  (big-endian) to host byte order (little-endian on Linux and x86 platforms).
  Consequently, the sort functionality of a router's IP addresses did not work
  correctly because the ulong_compare() function compared values in reverse order.
  This bug has been fixed, and sorting now works properly in the described
  scenario. (BZ#729306)
  

All users of bootparamd are advised to 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 Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.src.rpm	SHA-256: b152c6051f380b7eb0bb3f9107b9e3deca0dfefbed15943d63e2be035cd6efdb
x86_64
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 1a2d74b109597c3df93970d4c10da94e38bacf0f9fcbc9c6ad0bc4248eacb3c7
ia64
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.ia64.rpm	SHA-256: 44013b0ab57b0d8009666108614b0a491db3594a891108e6021cf54ae4add3bf
i386
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.i386.rpm	SHA-256: d347817d50ad393309eddc5e371609e33b55abe87d7b40d801d5c1a0f9baf512

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.src.rpm	SHA-256: b152c6051f380b7eb0bb3f9107b9e3deca0dfefbed15943d63e2be035cd6efdb
x86_64
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 1a2d74b109597c3df93970d4c10da94e38bacf0f9fcbc9c6ad0bc4248eacb3c7
i386
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.i386.rpm	SHA-256: d347817d50ad393309eddc5e371609e33b55abe87d7b40d801d5c1a0f9baf512

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.src.rpm	SHA-256: b152c6051f380b7eb0bb3f9107b9e3deca0dfefbed15943d63e2be035cd6efdb
s390x
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: e05ac743efcd8dd0e201514d2f15531e48c08d6d28fd5ae05c5805affab03ded

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.src.rpm	SHA-256: b152c6051f380b7eb0bb3f9107b9e3deca0dfefbed15943d63e2be035cd6efdb
ppc
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: 599a90f751df33e2dd7da1daf3e9b7d402e5986e7139f53f4bc7803341ffe324

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.src.rpm	SHA-256: b152c6051f380b7eb0bb3f9107b9e3deca0dfefbed15943d63e2be035cd6efdb
x86_64
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 1a2d74b109597c3df93970d4c10da94e38bacf0f9fcbc9c6ad0bc4248eacb3c7
i386
bootparamd-0.17-26.el5_7.1.i386.rpm	SHA-256: d347817d50ad393309eddc5e371609e33b55abe87d7b40d801d5c1a0f9baf512