Skip to navigation Skip to main content

Utilities

  • Subscriptions
  • Downloads
  • Red Hat Console
  • Get Support
Red Hat Customer Portal
  • Subscriptions
  • Downloads
  • Red Hat Console
  • Get Support
  • Products

    Top Products

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • Red Hat OpenShift
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
    All Products

    Downloads and Containers

    • Downloads
    • Packages
    • Containers

    Top Resources

    • Documentation
    • Product Life Cycles
    • Product Compliance
    • Errata
  • Knowledge

    Red Hat Knowledge Center

    • Knowledgebase Solutions
    • Knowledgebase Articles
    • Customer Portal Labs
    • Errata

    Top Product Docs

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • Red Hat OpenShift
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
    All Product Docs

    Training and Certification

    • About
    • Course Index
    • Certification Index
    • Skill Assessment
  • Security

    Red Hat Product Security Center

    • Security Updates
    • Security Advisories
    • Red Hat CVE Database
    • Errata

    References

    • Security Bulletins
    • Security Measurement
    • Severity Ratings
    • Security Data

    Top Resources

    • Security Labs
    • Backporting Policies
    • Security Blog
  • Support

    Red Hat Support

    • Support Cases
    • Troubleshoot
    • Get Support
    • Contact Red Hat Support

    Red Hat Community Support

    • Customer Portal Community
    • Community Discussions
    • Red Hat Accelerator Program

    Top Resources

    • Product Life Cycles
    • Customer Portal Labs
    • Red Hat JBoss Supported Configurations
    • Red Hat Insights
Or troubleshoot an issue.

Select Your Language

  • English
  • Français
  • 한국어
  • 日本語
  • 中文 (中国)

Infrastructure and Management

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Satellite
  • Red Hat Subscription Management
  • Red Hat Insights
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Cloud Computing

  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
  • Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
  • Red Hat Quay
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
  • Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS

Storage

  • Red Hat Gluster Storage
  • Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage
  • Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation

Runtimes

  • Red Hat Runtimes
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
  • Red Hat Data Grid
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server
  • Red Hat build of Keycloak
  • Red Hat support for Spring Boot
  • Red Hat build of Node.js
  • Red Hat build of Quarkus

Integration and Automation

  • Red Hat Application Foundations
  • Red Hat Fuse
  • Red Hat AMQ
  • Red Hat 3scale API Management
All Products
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2013:1656 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2013-11-20
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1656 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

watchdog bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated watchdog package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The watchdog package provides a user-space application which can be configured
to provide updates to a hardware or software watchdog timer via the Linux
kernel's watchdog interface.

The watchdog package has been upgraded to upstream version 5.6, which provides
one bug fix over the previous version. The previous version failed to reset the
Ipmi Linux watchdog timer on a Sun Fire X4100 server. Consequently, the system
started to reboot continuously if the watchdog daemon was started. A patch has
been applied to address this bug, and resetting the watchdog timer now works as
expected on Sun Fire X4100. (BZ#870217)

Users of watchdog are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
this bug.

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 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
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
x86_64
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89e98d37dea3aea105dda4d5be0e1d80257b93db5a86d098bcff634a8b17307d
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89e98d37dea3aea105dda4d5be0e1d80257b93db5a86d098bcff634a8b17307d
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9589a6a76e018c0c55d3a0c6d5c39aa0f3f41dfbb14686e94f332b9344b31538
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9589a6a76e018c0c55d3a0c6d5c39aa0f3f41dfbb14686e94f332b9344b31538
i386
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: a049b66e2e7fdd18d6e3c744b5a9b1996cb8752289825e4101cc37e26fcc7052
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 09585a2804277240829da4c8cdaa5d1be3ac34988946c96a695bd887ad2e4bed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
x86_64
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89e98d37dea3aea105dda4d5be0e1d80257b93db5a86d098bcff634a8b17307d
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9589a6a76e018c0c55d3a0c6d5c39aa0f3f41dfbb14686e94f332b9344b31538
i386
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: a049b66e2e7fdd18d6e3c744b5a9b1996cb8752289825e4101cc37e26fcc7052
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 09585a2804277240829da4c8cdaa5d1be3ac34988946c96a695bd887ad2e4bed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
x86_64
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89e98d37dea3aea105dda4d5be0e1d80257b93db5a86d098bcff634a8b17307d
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9589a6a76e018c0c55d3a0c6d5c39aa0f3f41dfbb14686e94f332b9344b31538
i386
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: a049b66e2e7fdd18d6e3c744b5a9b1996cb8752289825e4101cc37e26fcc7052
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 09585a2804277240829da4c8cdaa5d1be3ac34988946c96a695bd887ad2e4bed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
x86_64
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89e98d37dea3aea105dda4d5be0e1d80257b93db5a86d098bcff634a8b17307d
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9589a6a76e018c0c55d3a0c6d5c39aa0f3f41dfbb14686e94f332b9344b31538
i386
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: a049b66e2e7fdd18d6e3c744b5a9b1996cb8752289825e4101cc37e26fcc7052
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 09585a2804277240829da4c8cdaa5d1be3ac34988946c96a695bd887ad2e4bed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
s390x
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 998ad202721d1112f482bad5f9b877e0dc389501fd7076e1118ada6fd5482d4d
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a9d60dd3479651f22b4c392be0e15829d9d721348ac331c7a1938bfe311fdd2b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
ppc64
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: f030f8cd8047af56948e24ef13d1d132a4581900bee7e8cd13b2e5b3be6dafbd
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 8b0a276410005b4121763c7909a5d5226813bee570a2566c25ceeefe8f1c8802

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
x86_64
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89e98d37dea3aea105dda4d5be0e1d80257b93db5a86d098bcff634a8b17307d
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9589a6a76e018c0c55d3a0c6d5c39aa0f3f41dfbb14686e94f332b9344b31538

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
s390x
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 998ad202721d1112f482bad5f9b877e0dc389501fd7076e1118ada6fd5482d4d
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a9d60dd3479651f22b4c392be0e15829d9d721348ac331c7a1938bfe311fdd2b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
x86_64
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 89e98d37dea3aea105dda4d5be0e1d80257b93db5a86d098bcff634a8b17307d
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9589a6a76e018c0c55d3a0c6d5c39aa0f3f41dfbb14686e94f332b9344b31538
i386
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: a049b66e2e7fdd18d6e3c744b5a9b1996cb8752289825e4101cc37e26fcc7052
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 09585a2804277240829da4c8cdaa5d1be3ac34988946c96a695bd887ad2e4bed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: f5025ba7afaa19b1f1ab2603cd7a861f8ac141788260248533269808afab902d
s390x
watchdog-5.6-2.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 998ad202721d1112f482bad5f9b877e0dc389501fd7076e1118ada6fd5482d4d
watchdog-debuginfo-5.6-2.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a9d60dd3479651f22b4c392be0e15829d9d721348ac331c7a1938bfe311fdd2b

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.

Red Hat LinkedIn YouTube Facebook X, formerly Twitter

Quick Links

  • Downloads
  • Subscriptions
  • Support Cases
  • Customer Service
  • Product Documentation

Help

  • Contact Us
  • Customer Portal FAQ
  • Log-in Assistance

Site Info

  • Trust Red Hat
  • Browser Support Policy
  • Accessibility
  • Awards and Recognition
  • Colophon

Related Sites

  • redhat.com
  • developers.redhat.com
  • connect.redhat.com
  • cloud.redhat.com

Red Hat legal and privacy links

  • About Red Hat
  • Jobs
  • Events
  • Locations
  • Contact Red Hat
  • Red Hat Blog
  • Inclusion at Red Hat
  • Cool Stuff Store
  • Red Hat Summit
© 2025 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat legal and privacy links

  • Privacy statement
  • Terms of use
  • All policies and guidelines
  • Digital accessibility