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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2013:1649 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2013-11-20
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1649 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

grub bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated grub packages that fix several bugs and add one enhancement are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The grub packages provide GRUB (Grand Unified Boot Loader), a boot loader
capable of booting a wide variety of operating systems.

These updated grub packages include several bug fixes and one enhancement. Space
precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed
to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Technical Notes for information on the most
significant of these changes:

https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.5_Technical_Notes/grub.html#RHBA-2013-1649

Users of grub are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these
bugs and add this enhancement

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 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 Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 854652 - Documentation is not generated properly during build
  • BZ - 916016 - grub-efi should recognize virtio-blk devices
  • BZ - 922705 - Grub spec file does not specify that it requires 32-bit glibc-static to be linked even if building x86_64
  • BZ - 928938 - Installing to a multipathed device on the most recent version of grub causes grub to be unreadable

CVEs

(none)

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.5_Technical_Notes/grub.html#RHBA-2013-1649
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-83.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2c4e990450bdac0427b8d0f9f0dc25ee145f5466a3cb993ddafe5f0deb933a42
x86_64
grub-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b53f5d83d5b6fd6ffc91fc67285d5b0070ef68e2efdf6d8cfa092f909ee365ad
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bf155107e6157ba8064ca9b655d3f5945ccd46f89c44addca678659a6e6d7e50
i386
grub-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 7de26cc5cdfd99d9f1667cf12c0c27cb8c4d6ed306c563eb552021d220224d76
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2d53989a8414d23e1cea9185961990bf65bb16f00114df36b224d7cbee04c084

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-83.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2c4e990450bdac0427b8d0f9f0dc25ee145f5466a3cb993ddafe5f0deb933a42
i386
grub-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 7de26cc5cdfd99d9f1667cf12c0c27cb8c4d6ed306c563eb552021d220224d76
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2d53989a8414d23e1cea9185961990bf65bb16f00114df36b224d7cbee04c084
x86_64
grub-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b53f5d83d5b6fd6ffc91fc67285d5b0070ef68e2efdf6d8cfa092f909ee365ad
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bf155107e6157ba8064ca9b655d3f5945ccd46f89c44addca678659a6e6d7e50

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-83.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2c4e990450bdac0427b8d0f9f0dc25ee145f5466a3cb993ddafe5f0deb933a42
x86_64
grub-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b53f5d83d5b6fd6ffc91fc67285d5b0070ef68e2efdf6d8cfa092f909ee365ad
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bf155107e6157ba8064ca9b655d3f5945ccd46f89c44addca678659a6e6d7e50
i386
grub-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 7de26cc5cdfd99d9f1667cf12c0c27cb8c4d6ed306c563eb552021d220224d76
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2d53989a8414d23e1cea9185961990bf65bb16f00114df36b224d7cbee04c084

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-83.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2c4e990450bdac0427b8d0f9f0dc25ee145f5466a3cb993ddafe5f0deb933a42
x86_64
grub-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b53f5d83d5b6fd6ffc91fc67285d5b0070ef68e2efdf6d8cfa092f909ee365ad
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bf155107e6157ba8064ca9b655d3f5945ccd46f89c44addca678659a6e6d7e50
i386
grub-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 7de26cc5cdfd99d9f1667cf12c0c27cb8c4d6ed306c563eb552021d220224d76
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2d53989a8414d23e1cea9185961990bf65bb16f00114df36b224d7cbee04c084

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-83.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2c4e990450bdac0427b8d0f9f0dc25ee145f5466a3cb993ddafe5f0deb933a42
x86_64
grub-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b53f5d83d5b6fd6ffc91fc67285d5b0070ef68e2efdf6d8cfa092f909ee365ad
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bf155107e6157ba8064ca9b655d3f5945ccd46f89c44addca678659a6e6d7e50

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-83.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 2c4e990450bdac0427b8d0f9f0dc25ee145f5466a3cb993ddafe5f0deb933a42
x86_64
grub-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b53f5d83d5b6fd6ffc91fc67285d5b0070ef68e2efdf6d8cfa092f909ee365ad
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bf155107e6157ba8064ca9b655d3f5945ccd46f89c44addca678659a6e6d7e50
i386
grub-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 7de26cc5cdfd99d9f1667cf12c0c27cb8c4d6ed306c563eb552021d220224d76
grub-debuginfo-0.97-83.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2d53989a8414d23e1cea9185961990bf65bb16f00114df36b224d7cbee04c084

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