RHBA-2013:0373 - 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 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 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 - 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