RHBA-2013:0438 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated iscsi-initiator-utils packages that fix multiple bugs and add various
enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet
Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility
programs used to manage it. iSCSI is a protocol for distributed disk access
using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

• The iSCSI user-space driver, iscsiuio, has been upgraded to upstream version

0.7.6.1, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous
version. In particular, VLAN and routing support. (BZ#826300)

This update fixes the following bugs:

• The "iscsiadm --version" command was missing the main version number, the

leading "6.". This update corrects the version number value and "iscsiadm

• -version" now shows the main version number correctly. (BZ#811428)
• For some bnx2i cards, the network interface must be active for the iSCSI

interface to report a valid MAC address. This sometimes lead to a failure to
connect to an iSCSI target and consequently, iSCSI root setups failing to boot.
This update changes iscsistart to put the network interface associated with the
iSCSI context into an active state. As a result, iSCSI boot with bnx2i cards now
works correctly. (BZ#854776)

• Due to a regression in the iscsiuio 0.7.4.3 update, iSCSI discovery and login

failed on certain hardware. This has been corrected as part of the iscsiuio
0.7.6.1 update. As a result, iSCSI is functional again. (BZ#868305)

All users of iscsi-initiator-utils 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 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 - 811428 - "iscsiadm --version" providing incorrect version string compare to rpm -q
• BZ - 854776 - iSCSI boot does't use TOE card for booting
• BZ - 868305 - iscsi-initiator is not able to discovery target

CVEs

(none)

References

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