RHBA-2013:1739 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated readahead packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The readahead packages provide an utility that reads the contents of a list of
files into memory. The files are read from the cache directory when they are
actually needed. Its goal is to speed up the boot process.

This update fixes the following bug:

• The readahead-collect tool of the readahead package delayed the startup

process of the auditd daemon on system boot. This could have caused various
problems with auditing, kdump and runlevel switching. To speed up the boot
process, readhead is now turned off by default. If needed, readhead can be
turned on by editing the /etc/sysconfig/readahead file. (BZ#1017072)

Users of readahead are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
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 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

CVEs

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References

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