RHBA-2011:1190 - 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

CVEs

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References

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