Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2013:1356 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2013-09-30
Updated:
2013-09-30

RHBA-2013:1356 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

sos bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An updated sos package that fixes numerous bugs and adds various enhancements is
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The sos package contains a set of tools that gather information from system
hardware, logs and configuration files. The information can then be used for
diagnostic purposes and debugging.

The updated sos package includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space
precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed
to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 Technical Notes for information on the most
significant of these changes:

https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.10_Technical_Notes/sos.html#RHBA-2013-1356

Users of sos are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these
bugs and adds 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/site/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

  • BZ - 976242 - hostname handling needs sanity improvement
  • BZ - 977187 - sosreport should capture /etc/yaboot.conf as well as /boot/yaboot.conf

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: fc684a32331c29ca08f025dd02d6c63dea37b6b0307f6f68b069266164e424c3
x86_64
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15
ia64
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15
i386
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: fc684a32331c29ca08f025dd02d6c63dea37b6b0307f6f68b069266164e424c3
x86_64
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15
i386
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: fc684a32331c29ca08f025dd02d6c63dea37b6b0307f6f68b069266164e424c3
x86_64
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15
i386
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: fc684a32331c29ca08f025dd02d6c63dea37b6b0307f6f68b069266164e424c3
s390x
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: fc684a32331c29ca08f025dd02d6c63dea37b6b0307f6f68b069266164e424c3
ppc
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: fc684a32331c29ca08f025dd02d6c63dea37b6b0307f6f68b069266164e424c3
x86_64
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15
i386
sos-1.7-9.66.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 707b358c4faf447ec2c57ea8dd4f140408d0b9aeeda1e16c5082452176876d15

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