- Issued:
- 2012-02-20
- Updated:
- 2012-02-20
RHBA-2012:0157 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
mkinitrd bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated mkinitrd packages that fix multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The mkinitrd utility creates the initrd file system image. The initrd image is
an initial RAM disk that is loaded by a boot loader before the Linux kernel is
started.
These updated mkinitrd packages include numerous bug fixes. Space precludes
documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Technical Notes for information on the most significant
of these changes:
All users of mkinitrd are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
provide numerous bug fixes.
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 Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 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
- BZ - 512892 - mkinitrd can add modules multiple times
- BZ - 532207 - /sbin/new-kernel-pkg and /sbin/mkinitrd errors from /sbin/scsi_id
- BZ - 593096 - initrd is wrong with lvm.conf containing 'command_names = 1' or 'prefix='something''
- BZ - 602409 - nash doesn't support dirsync mount option
- BZ - 620699 - s390x mkinitrd lacks requirement on dmraid
- BZ - 679581 - "grubby --info=ALL" segfaults with dual boot parameters in grub.conf
- BZ - 696971 - grubby not updating arguments for all kernels when --update-kernel=ALL is used
- BZ - 700102 - Add multipath to the list of limitations of mkinitrd's FIPS support in the man page
CVEs
(none)
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
Click a package name for more details.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b9a9aa332833f0a21f9eff531343c03af88d47a343d5e103f5ac819d380cf9e3 |
| x86_64 | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 162e2646733de944ea9e9a616f1b1afa9e0204ea96e587e16663f52ec7999b4b |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6510094441c9a0223d2895d654d862df7940c1f63703726103390026387e4665 |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 70d1452d1c13f689ed85d10cf937c816b15177a68a370907fc9a98a9715bd2e0 |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: faf3f8a27ef495dd29542a6f4277d9930099943f523b01b1f315e647e3dcbd0d |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 817edc20f7672c108a9839284843d2ca2680bdb08082198f0119cfd6e44dcb6f |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: bdfb60e77f1934385e5e0709028b5da1f8a49fbad16b1a90d248fa994930de3a |
| ia64 | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2976e6bd884b1c42c338807d57c8b8dc26a4c6c2d1b659d2e55f24344ab4aa91 |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: eb22f34b671bb83747ab2c17b665b9f90e48b2a5e52a3953276826f9f5e7b6ce |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 0dfaa53508126c6d419d3e0707bb2124e5a160cec797329267f23d7a26a89c7f |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 0095b0e40df9a9e21be7630479a46e33b0068765aeade725da00996f1baa9515 |
| i386 | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5c61eadf9513ec4565a48a0a58d73bc5db875b3e0d903dc0678d8c63dae9661b |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6510094441c9a0223d2895d654d862df7940c1f63703726103390026387e4665 |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: faf3f8a27ef495dd29542a6f4277d9930099943f523b01b1f315e647e3dcbd0d |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b767ec47cf6d7e23f98712bc00d91487fe8d565f3c3543e4e9bbceea82ff85b1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b9a9aa332833f0a21f9eff531343c03af88d47a343d5e103f5ac819d380cf9e3 |
| x86_64 | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 162e2646733de944ea9e9a616f1b1afa9e0204ea96e587e16663f52ec7999b4b |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6510094441c9a0223d2895d654d862df7940c1f63703726103390026387e4665 |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 70d1452d1c13f689ed85d10cf937c816b15177a68a370907fc9a98a9715bd2e0 |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: faf3f8a27ef495dd29542a6f4277d9930099943f523b01b1f315e647e3dcbd0d |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 817edc20f7672c108a9839284843d2ca2680bdb08082198f0119cfd6e44dcb6f |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: bdfb60e77f1934385e5e0709028b5da1f8a49fbad16b1a90d248fa994930de3a |
| i386 | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5c61eadf9513ec4565a48a0a58d73bc5db875b3e0d903dc0678d8c63dae9661b |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6510094441c9a0223d2895d654d862df7940c1f63703726103390026387e4665 |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: faf3f8a27ef495dd29542a6f4277d9930099943f523b01b1f315e647e3dcbd0d |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b767ec47cf6d7e23f98712bc00d91487fe8d565f3c3543e4e9bbceea82ff85b1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b9a9aa332833f0a21f9eff531343c03af88d47a343d5e103f5ac819d380cf9e3 |
| x86_64 | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 162e2646733de944ea9e9a616f1b1afa9e0204ea96e587e16663f52ec7999b4b |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6510094441c9a0223d2895d654d862df7940c1f63703726103390026387e4665 |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 70d1452d1c13f689ed85d10cf937c816b15177a68a370907fc9a98a9715bd2e0 |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: bdfb60e77f1934385e5e0709028b5da1f8a49fbad16b1a90d248fa994930de3a |
| i386 | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5c61eadf9513ec4565a48a0a58d73bc5db875b3e0d903dc0678d8c63dae9661b |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6510094441c9a0223d2895d654d862df7940c1f63703726103390026387e4665 |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b767ec47cf6d7e23f98712bc00d91487fe8d565f3c3543e4e9bbceea82ff85b1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b9a9aa332833f0a21f9eff531343c03af88d47a343d5e103f5ac819d380cf9e3 |
| s390x | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b5f04ec1502ff7587aea1ef2031efa9c1954eaa5d0703590c11e8fcc0d913668 |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 26f46a0f2faf6cc828b72ed978eca72549b5cb163dac8128ceb5a5fb120a1028 |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 6efa2d57a6604bf857fb3dbeab6d4c0dce0ff424e1366b67b7bc3d8fc7d95e6d |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 0564bbec351b9d8983cf4ff81b056a1b47a595af8688704013d75cfbe77aa2ef |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 6950dde6a10357df0942e1486d42815d830cc0a777d74ea7f3c50bea2b0beee4 |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d3caf32ec30a34c24b59ea2df67617e3fd5a79c8eec5448bfaa3e41fe383edd8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b9a9aa332833f0a21f9eff531343c03af88d47a343d5e103f5ac819d380cf9e3 |
| ppc | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: db862bd5084fee4e5a28c6fb0469e062e69ace55fbdf307b886e747fd9ca60ab |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 960bf5fa20d28298724f8e16acab07d56eae4b18e6d92dfdfc129a8affe77dae |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 3c3976e872cf10baa53997f658fa95db908ec47b866da50e92584381d867db50 |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: b17561bb8f1a2c4830aec148ab3b7bda12a04355479a73969b51fd5292484628 |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: c65e97be314dc2931c178a2d11d2d14d4eaad2cf7e42534050caebfc5d246c1b |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ad14f187cbee08dd1e3955a8651567850e09d9651470a9d7f15dff690a2bef8e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b9a9aa332833f0a21f9eff531343c03af88d47a343d5e103f5ac819d380cf9e3 |
| x86_64 | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 162e2646733de944ea9e9a616f1b1afa9e0204ea96e587e16663f52ec7999b4b |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6510094441c9a0223d2895d654d862df7940c1f63703726103390026387e4665 |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 70d1452d1c13f689ed85d10cf937c816b15177a68a370907fc9a98a9715bd2e0 |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: faf3f8a27ef495dd29542a6f4277d9930099943f523b01b1f315e647e3dcbd0d |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 817edc20f7672c108a9839284843d2ca2680bdb08082198f0119cfd6e44dcb6f |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: bdfb60e77f1934385e5e0709028b5da1f8a49fbad16b1a90d248fa994930de3a |
| i386 | |
| libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 5c61eadf9513ec4565a48a0a58d73bc5db875b3e0d903dc0678d8c63dae9661b |
| mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 6510094441c9a0223d2895d654d862df7940c1f63703726103390026387e4665 |
| mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: faf3f8a27ef495dd29542a6f4277d9930099943f523b01b1f315e647e3dcbd0d |
| nash-5.1.19.6-75.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: b767ec47cf6d7e23f98712bc00d91487fe8d565f3c3543e4e9bbceea82ff85b1 |
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