RHBA-2012:0207 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated syslinux packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The syslinux utility is responsible for booting the operating system kernel.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Although the syslinux package contains ELF objects, the debuginfo package was

previously empty. This bug has been fixed and the syslinux-debuginfo package now
contains debugging information as expected. (BZ#500631)

Users of syslinux are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
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 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 Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 500631 - syslinux-debuginfo is empty

CVEs

(none)

References

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