RHBA-2011:1748 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated redhat-rpm-config package that fixes several bugs is now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The redhat-rpm-config package is used during building of RPM packages to apply
various default distribution options determined by Red Hat. It also provides a
few Red Hat RPM macro customizations, such as those used during the building of
Driver Update packages.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, when building two RPM packages, where one depended on symbols in

the other, the Driver Update Program (DUP) generated "Provides" and "Requires"
symbols that did not match. This bug has been fixed, and these symbols are now
generated correctly by DUP in the described scenario. (BZ#642768)

• If two kernel modules had a dependency, where one module referred to a

function implemented by the other, the symbol reference was built incorrectly.
As a consequence, the package that contained the module that depended on the
other module, could not be installed. A patch has been provided to address this
issue, and symbol references are now generated correctly in the described
scenario. (BZ#681884)

This update adds the following enhancement:

• Driver Update Disks now include additional dependency information to work with

later releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, in which a small change to
installer behavior will impact only newly-created Driver Update Disks. Disks
made previously are not affected by this update. (BZ#720866)

Users of redhat-rpm-config are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
fixes these bugs and adds this enhancement.

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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• 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 (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 642768 - Driver Update Program generates incompatible Requires and Provides
• BZ - 720866 - kernel_module_package macro requires changing to provide a modification to the kernel-modules provision on Driver Update Disks

CVEs

(none)

References

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