RHBA-2014:1380 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The anaconda packages contain portions of the Anaconda installation program
that can be run by the user for reconfiguration and advanced installation
options.

The updated anaconda packages include numerous bug fixes and one enhancement.
Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users
are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 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/6.6_Technical_Notes/anaconda.html#RHBA-2014-1380

Users of anaconda 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/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 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 Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• 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

• BZ - 840890 - Preserving disks causes anaconda to fail to write a LUKS encrypted PV
• BZ - 906807 - DeviceError: ('device has not been created', 'vda4')
• BZ - 974996 - If EFI partition exists anaconda try to install despite EFI partition is not set for current installation
• BZ - 991620 - IndexError: list index out of range
• BZ - 1009376 - anaconda-ks.cfg doesn't contain proper bonding configuration
• BZ - 1043372 - Could not copy firmware file /tmp/DD/lib/firmware/updates: Is a directory
• BZ - 1043916 - reinstall fails with '"lvremove failed for lv_root" when LVM snapshot exists
• BZ - 1076369 - buildinstall: copy boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.efi -> EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi
• BZ - 1104234 - Installer changes required for package: rsyslog7
• BZ - 1109298 - Installer changes required for package: gdk-pixbuf2

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.6_Technical_Notes/anaconda.html#RHBA-2014-1380