Synopsis

anaconda bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated anaconda packages that fix numerous bugs and add various enhancements
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The anaconda packages contain portions of the Anaconda installation program that
can be run by the user for reconfiguration and advanced installation options.

The updated anaconda 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 6.4 Technical Notes for information on the most
significant of these changes:

https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.4_Technical_Notes/anaconda.html

Users of anaconda 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 Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 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 Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 729910 - Anaconda doesn't fill "Interconnect" and "Serial Number" columns for some DASD devices
• BZ - 730023 - Anaconda ignores non-zero status when writing bootloader
• BZ - 747278 - installer does not check lvm name lengths
• BZ - 772977 - Anaconda tries to use read-only DASD drive for installation
• BZ - 801337 - Typo in GPT warning screen
• BZ - 821724 - F12 'skips' Passphrase dialog in text mode
• BZ - 823447 - F12 skips iSCSI Discovery in rescue mode
• BZ - 823690 - ZeroDivisionError: float division, File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 221
• BZ - 838736 - Anaconda/Kickstart LUKS Algorithm
• BZ - 838742 - [RFE] Add sha256sum to Anaconda runtime environment.
• BZ - 875652 - Anaconda displays "/ b o o t /" on boot loader configuration screen during upgrade
• BZ - 879667 - AttributeError: VolumeGroupEditor instance has no attribute 'reservedSpaceLabel'
• BZ - 886479 - /usr/bin/.ssh.hmac is missing

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.4_Technical_Notes/anaconda.html

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: d34eae81b957ec2cd50d46e8d3f8fdaa825514a96384b74d83d056448cc94eb5
x86_64
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 1c14f159d73b93959303ef590564f26011197817bff4ccf13f6c93ade751e34a
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 42468024fb408d9848a18ecdfa1684b5cd80d60c5ede34da97c5beee9df0f639
i386
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: f28ca06e4c54588cf0ccde251e67754f297341f58863023916087d8da76d83c4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: f63845a8bf1af9917d3dc1bb092fd7ce9f94770d14bb269c52677cd08ad5da09

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: d34eae81b957ec2cd50d46e8d3f8fdaa825514a96384b74d83d056448cc94eb5
x86_64
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 1c14f159d73b93959303ef590564f26011197817bff4ccf13f6c93ade751e34a
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 42468024fb408d9848a18ecdfa1684b5cd80d60c5ede34da97c5beee9df0f639
i386
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: f28ca06e4c54588cf0ccde251e67754f297341f58863023916087d8da76d83c4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: f63845a8bf1af9917d3dc1bb092fd7ce9f94770d14bb269c52677cd08ad5da09

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: d34eae81b957ec2cd50d46e8d3f8fdaa825514a96384b74d83d056448cc94eb5
x86_64
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 1c14f159d73b93959303ef590564f26011197817bff4ccf13f6c93ade751e34a
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 42468024fb408d9848a18ecdfa1684b5cd80d60c5ede34da97c5beee9df0f639
i386
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: f28ca06e4c54588cf0ccde251e67754f297341f58863023916087d8da76d83c4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: f63845a8bf1af9917d3dc1bb092fd7ce9f94770d14bb269c52677cd08ad5da09

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: d34eae81b957ec2cd50d46e8d3f8fdaa825514a96384b74d83d056448cc94eb5
s390x
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: b8d67eda6dd3e0ef86f3fc65f63d3b9cc959fbfe9a50a2e1df9f07718819ab71
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 89ad17d17661206a1473e98da6e0aef9b8d35aae3998dbe891d38d44f2db5564

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: d34eae81b957ec2cd50d46e8d3f8fdaa825514a96384b74d83d056448cc94eb5
ppc64
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: a67696578821230ed0f3da63b94f9df394b29cf46edd3e9f0689fe7ec856f5c5
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: f0f04711810256aa95708d2c0bba39c53211328018162429c825849d07779d80

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: d34eae81b957ec2cd50d46e8d3f8fdaa825514a96384b74d83d056448cc94eb5
x86_64
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 1c14f159d73b93959303ef590564f26011197817bff4ccf13f6c93ade751e34a
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 42468024fb408d9848a18ecdfa1684b5cd80d60c5ede34da97c5beee9df0f639
i386
anaconda-13.21.195-1.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: f28ca06e4c54588cf0ccde251e67754f297341f58863023916087d8da76d83c4
anaconda-debuginfo-13.21.195-1.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: f63845a8bf1af9917d3dc1bb092fd7ce9f94770d14bb269c52677cd08ad5da09