Issued:
2012-10-02
Updated:
2012-10-02

RHBA-2012:1319 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

dracut bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated dracut packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6 Extended Update Support.

Description

The dracut packages include an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure
based on the udev device manager. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded
together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read
and boot from the root partition.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • If the "/boot/" directory was not on a separate file system, dracut called the

sha512hmac utility with a file name prefixed with "/sysroot/boot". Consequently,
sha512mac searched for the file checksum in "/boot/", returned errors, and
dracut considered the FIPS check to have failed. Eventually, a kernel panic
occurred. With this update, dracut uses a symlink linking "/boot" to
"/sysroot/boot", sha512mac can now access files in "/boot/", and FIPS checks now
pass, allowing the system to boot properly in the described scenario.
(BZ#860350)

All users of dracut are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
this bug.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via 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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.2 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.2 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.2 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2 i386
  • Red Hat Storage 2.0 x86_64
  • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise 2.0 x86_64
  • Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) 2.0 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.2 x86_64

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.2

SRPM
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa
x86_64
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96
i386
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.2

SRPM
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa
x86_64
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af
i386
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af

Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) 2.0

SRPM
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa
x86_64
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.2

SRPM
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa
x86_64
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.2

SRPM
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa
s390x
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.2

SRPM
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa
ppc64
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-caps-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: c618ce3728a16e94e68e5b20ecb688b10e3cd9970ba034c39a522cb3ff47ffee
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-fips-aesni-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4a5f3d7a68e227288ac34598dba9b0cd93e1967151df6507b9634021367fc2e3
dracut-generic-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ab0ee015ed9d42a9f4248c4f1eaa7e9b2ab5d75fa462ef235a3c9570a239e02e
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af
dracut-tools-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: e3c392eb36e181cbc15490d6c8944a65f5bd30a7821d4458793154e0ce24fe96

Red Hat Storage 2.0

SRPM
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa
x86_64
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af

Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise 2.0

SRPM
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 4d8a4086fb812ed336dc465a7bd5992817f5126363e280a139bee89791eb46fa
x86_64
dracut-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: d82dde9331d37b67c6c55b9de1f11cfe65ee187e07360297b69a7af06f1a56e1
dracut-fips-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: ad50a9fcb4cedff0da4d3e033d242c1024a3cbc090affe743a1a3ecacdf1e023
dracut-kernel-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 4edb6a858e879ca416addd0025abb0bb49d82246217c2cafca42cceb39341db6
dracut-network-004-256.el6_2.2.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 32de6475ce04c0105023fc43a758462cc21b229e741571c0897773e190f086af

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