Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1459 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

biosdevname bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated biosdevname packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The biosdevname packages contain an optional convention for naming network
interfaces; it assigns names to network interfaces based on their physical
location. Biosdevname is disabled by default, except for a limited set of Dell
PowerEdge, C Series, and Precision Workstation systems.

The biosdevname packages have been upgraded to upstream version 0.5.1, which
provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.
(BZ#1053492)

Users of biosdevname are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs and add 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/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 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • 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 Workstation 6 x86_64

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e922b2b94194ed8c7374616d2b20beeaaec95d18d0062741853ff70eab05da66
x86_64
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b2ff532ef2f01592ab266bb13c722a9514af7aab0bddd4fb4892001b4349dd5
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9449af4ae5946e5964154d6e15a19974b0ea4947dc857a4bfbb4d12a086120d9
i386
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: b32a71ff6a1ae028dd2b237bc5a7f6fa07a9474a7d1bc7e07d2997f8e0df7567
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: bc598ffbec74dadb87a9b404c1007cd4821014aa3aff70a612718cfcdf6c8bb7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e922b2b94194ed8c7374616d2b20beeaaec95d18d0062741853ff70eab05da66
i386
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: b32a71ff6a1ae028dd2b237bc5a7f6fa07a9474a7d1bc7e07d2997f8e0df7567
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: bc598ffbec74dadb87a9b404c1007cd4821014aa3aff70a612718cfcdf6c8bb7
x86_64
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b2ff532ef2f01592ab266bb13c722a9514af7aab0bddd4fb4892001b4349dd5
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9449af4ae5946e5964154d6e15a19974b0ea4947dc857a4bfbb4d12a086120d9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e922b2b94194ed8c7374616d2b20beeaaec95d18d0062741853ff70eab05da66
x86_64
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b2ff532ef2f01592ab266bb13c722a9514af7aab0bddd4fb4892001b4349dd5
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9449af4ae5946e5964154d6e15a19974b0ea4947dc857a4bfbb4d12a086120d9
i386
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: b32a71ff6a1ae028dd2b237bc5a7f6fa07a9474a7d1bc7e07d2997f8e0df7567
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: bc598ffbec74dadb87a9b404c1007cd4821014aa3aff70a612718cfcdf6c8bb7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e922b2b94194ed8c7374616d2b20beeaaec95d18d0062741853ff70eab05da66
x86_64
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b2ff532ef2f01592ab266bb13c722a9514af7aab0bddd4fb4892001b4349dd5
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9449af4ae5946e5964154d6e15a19974b0ea4947dc857a4bfbb4d12a086120d9
i386
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: b32a71ff6a1ae028dd2b237bc5a7f6fa07a9474a7d1bc7e07d2997f8e0df7567
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: bc598ffbec74dadb87a9b404c1007cd4821014aa3aff70a612718cfcdf6c8bb7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: e922b2b94194ed8c7374616d2b20beeaaec95d18d0062741853ff70eab05da66
x86_64
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b2ff532ef2f01592ab266bb13c722a9514af7aab0bddd4fb4892001b4349dd5
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9449af4ae5946e5964154d6e15a19974b0ea4947dc857a4bfbb4d12a086120d9
i386
biosdevname-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: b32a71ff6a1ae028dd2b237bc5a7f6fa07a9474a7d1bc7e07d2997f8e0df7567
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.5.1-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: bc598ffbec74dadb87a9b404c1007cd4821014aa3aff70a612718cfcdf6c8bb7

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