RHBA-2012:0861 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated cluster and gfs2-utils packages that fix multiple bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

[Updated 30 May 2013]
This advisory has been updated with the correct link to the Technical Notes book.

The cluster and gfs2-utils packages contain the core clustering libraries for Red Hat High Availability as well as utilities to maintain GFS2 file systems for users of Red Hat Resilient Storage.

These updated cluster and gfs2-utils packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.3_Technical_Notes/cluster_and_gfs2-utils.html#RHBA-2012-0861

All users of cluster and gfs2-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_64 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_64 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability (for RHEL Server) from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability (for RHEL Server) from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI 6 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 733298 - cman and corosync RRP handling are not consistent and needs improvements
• BZ - 740552 - <altname ../> element validation is position dependent
• BZ - 750314 - fenced/dlm_controld: fix handling of startup partition merge
• BZ - 806002 - Failed cluster rejoin after reboot might lead to later rejoin without being in fence domain
• BZ - 819787 - cmannotifyd does not issue initial quorum state

CVEs

(none)

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#normal