Synopsis

util-linux bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The util-linux packages contain a set of low-level system utilities that are
necessary for a Linux operating system to function.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Due to a regression, the fdisk utility did not provide kernel with updated
  information about new partition table on some systems. Consequently, fdisk
  failed to partition a disk not in use at the time. A patch has been provided to
  address this issue and fdisk now works as expected in the described scenario.
  (BZ#865791)
  

Users of util-linux 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/knowledge/articles/11258

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

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
i386
util-linux-debuginfo-2.13-0.59.el5_8.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 8411232eda898340b5be8243c6bac8f65bf135dbb8011f85db0331c930893edf

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
i386
util-linux-debuginfo-2.13-0.59.el5_8.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 8411232eda898340b5be8243c6bac8f65bf135dbb8011f85db0331c930893edf

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
i386
util-linux-debuginfo-2.13-0.59.el5_8.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 8411232eda898340b5be8243c6bac8f65bf135dbb8011f85db0331c930893edf

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
i386
util-linux-debuginfo-2.13-0.59.el5_8.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 8411232eda898340b5be8243c6bac8f65bf135dbb8011f85db0331c930893edf