RHBA-2012:0886 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated cryptsetup-luks packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The cryptsetup-luks packages provide a utility which allows users to set up
encrypted devices with the Device Mapper and the dm-crypt target.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• For some configurations, the cryptsetup utility incorrectly translated

major:minor device pairs to device names in the /dev/ directory (for example, on
HP Smart Array devices). With this update, the underlying source code has been
modified to address this issue, and the cryptsetup utility now works as
expected. (BZ#755478)

• If a device argument for the "cryptsetup status" command included a

/dev/mapper/ prefix, the prefix was duplicated in the command's output. The
output was fixed and no longer includes duplicated strings. (BZ#746648)

All users of cryptsetup-luks are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which fix these bugs.

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 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

Fixes

• BZ - 746648 - double /dev/mapper output in cryptsetup status command
• BZ - 755478 - cryptsetup status on encrypted HP Smart Array can't open device

CVEs

(none)

References

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