Synopsis

udev bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The udev packages implement a dynamic device-directory, providing only the
devices present on the system. This dynamic directory runs in user space,
dynamically creates and removes devices, provides consistent naming, and a
user-space API. The udev packages replace the devfs package and provides better
hot plug functionality.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, hard disks connected to a Peripheral Component Interconnect
  Express SSD (PCIe SSD) did not have an entry with their IDs in the udev
  database, because device names did not trigger any persistent disk udev rule. As
  a consequence, no symbolic link was created in the /dev/disk/by-* file and the
  device vendor and product were shown as "Unknown" in the installer. This update
  adds a udev rule to supply information gathered via the ata_id utility. Now, a
  symbolic link in /dev/disk/by-id is created by udev and additional information
  is available in the udev database. (BZ#839172, BZ#1020856)
  
• Prior to this update, a udev rule tried to write to a sysfs file without
  checking its existence. As a consequence, an error message was returned to
  syslog. With this update, the udev rule checks for the existence of the file
  before trying to write to it, and no inappropriate error messages appear in
  syslog. (BZ#1008341)
  
• The udev version in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 serialized modprobe execution
  for network cards limiting the amount of worker processes. However, if a lot of
  modprobes were triggered, udev could reach the limit of worker processes and
  stopped reacting to firmware load requests. With this update, for every modprobe
  process in the queue, the amount of worker processes has been increased, and
  firmware load requests are now executed successfully. (BZ#028174)
  
• Previously, for a firmware loading request, the global timeout was 60 seconds
  by default. However, some firmware loading took longer than 60 seconds on
  systems with heavy I/O load during the boot process, and thus sometimes failed.
  The global timeout for firmware loading has been increased to 600 seconds, which
  is long enough for all systems to let all firmware load without a timeout.
  (BZ#077186)
  
• The sr_mod kernel module was loaded via a udev rule without honoring any
  blacklist options. As a consequence, sr_mod was loaded although the
  administrator could have blacklisted this kernel module. With this update, the
  udev rule calls modprobe with the "-b" option, which lets modprobe check the
  blacklist. As a result, the sr_mod kernel module is no longer loaded
  automatically if the administrator chose to blacklist it. (BZ#091790)
  
• For some data cards, a udev rule called the modem-modeswitch tool to switch
  the card from CDROM to modem mode. However, newer versions of the kernel did not
  require this call. Consequently, these data cards could not switch to modem
  mode. To fix this bug, the udev rule for the data cards have been removed, and
  switching to modem mode no longer causes problems. (BZ#1103278)
  

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

• This update adds descriptions of scsi_id short options to the scsi_id(8)
  manual page, and thus scsi_id(8) is now complete. (BZ#910168)
  
• As the "iDRAC7" network interface needed to be distinguished from normal
  network interfaces, it has been renamed to "idrac". (BZ#1054482)
  

Users of udev 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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 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

Fixes

• BZ - 839172 - Micron PCIe SSD devices show up as Unknown on anaconda
• BZ - 1077186 - Increase the firmware loading timeout to 600s

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
udev-147-2.57.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 91184056f167c38d9696528df16bdc21b8f2fc705ef9647bf892ed7ed5d80100
x86_64
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 65a93cc160e4c977e11e1ede4957950f3ada62042e8a765dc175fa2016cbe97c
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f5ccc07600886268a604f8e38d0581525f324a8954df7e6eb83053b96dc9cea9
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: cc7f76a85235dce80224298be20e43639d19646d52f83a7ca81cb12e03289e75
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5603db8cb6f8ced18cfe3ac1a5b7b02949daf1ceeff79356d283fb72236d689b
libudev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fa3270c20c84f9e05bfdd1767c0ca891649de9ba23607781307417cd569b4785
libudev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: fc00ed202fc4ea00a5c8277933c7a882d495ec35e7bb9d566a15a1191c70d239
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 890ac562dd5e42c4b6371155ee4620ef0dbe0f5a0651e9db24c6c5fffcaa3cfe
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 2beaa6958f9d5ed8fe46fa23c4c6c56ced96abfc024acd87da84f350c96ed9b2
udev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 6852b032c23212ce43c362cda7e55e0b5ab93e50563169864ca909b523f392a9
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f8db4d7a7c905730500f6a0f28fb8ed999291595a3152f80e5b34ed06ad4b746
i386
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 65a93cc160e4c977e11e1ede4957950f3ada62042e8a765dc175fa2016cbe97c
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: cc7f76a85235dce80224298be20e43639d19646d52f83a7ca81cb12e03289e75
libudev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fa3270c20c84f9e05bfdd1767c0ca891649de9ba23607781307417cd569b4785
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 890ac562dd5e42c4b6371155ee4620ef0dbe0f5a0651e9db24c6c5fffcaa3cfe
udev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: ecf106845f607714ebf8e6aa23ce27e5de774b17fc535282a846547f2e2b2716
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
udev-147-2.57.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 91184056f167c38d9696528df16bdc21b8f2fc705ef9647bf892ed7ed5d80100
x86_64
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 65a93cc160e4c977e11e1ede4957950f3ada62042e8a765dc175fa2016cbe97c
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f5ccc07600886268a604f8e38d0581525f324a8954df7e6eb83053b96dc9cea9
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: cc7f76a85235dce80224298be20e43639d19646d52f83a7ca81cb12e03289e75
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5603db8cb6f8ced18cfe3ac1a5b7b02949daf1ceeff79356d283fb72236d689b
libudev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fa3270c20c84f9e05bfdd1767c0ca891649de9ba23607781307417cd569b4785
libudev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: fc00ed202fc4ea00a5c8277933c7a882d495ec35e7bb9d566a15a1191c70d239
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 890ac562dd5e42c4b6371155ee4620ef0dbe0f5a0651e9db24c6c5fffcaa3cfe
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 2beaa6958f9d5ed8fe46fa23c4c6c56ced96abfc024acd87da84f350c96ed9b2
udev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 6852b032c23212ce43c362cda7e55e0b5ab93e50563169864ca909b523f392a9
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f8db4d7a7c905730500f6a0f28fb8ed999291595a3152f80e5b34ed06ad4b746
i386
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 65a93cc160e4c977e11e1ede4957950f3ada62042e8a765dc175fa2016cbe97c
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: cc7f76a85235dce80224298be20e43639d19646d52f83a7ca81cb12e03289e75
libudev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fa3270c20c84f9e05bfdd1767c0ca891649de9ba23607781307417cd569b4785
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 890ac562dd5e42c4b6371155ee4620ef0dbe0f5a0651e9db24c6c5fffcaa3cfe
udev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: ecf106845f607714ebf8e6aa23ce27e5de774b17fc535282a846547f2e2b2716
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
udev-147-2.57.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 91184056f167c38d9696528df16bdc21b8f2fc705ef9647bf892ed7ed5d80100
x86_64
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 65a93cc160e4c977e11e1ede4957950f3ada62042e8a765dc175fa2016cbe97c
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f5ccc07600886268a604f8e38d0581525f324a8954df7e6eb83053b96dc9cea9
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: cc7f76a85235dce80224298be20e43639d19646d52f83a7ca81cb12e03289e75
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5603db8cb6f8ced18cfe3ac1a5b7b02949daf1ceeff79356d283fb72236d689b
libudev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fa3270c20c84f9e05bfdd1767c0ca891649de9ba23607781307417cd569b4785
libudev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: fc00ed202fc4ea00a5c8277933c7a882d495ec35e7bb9d566a15a1191c70d239
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 890ac562dd5e42c4b6371155ee4620ef0dbe0f5a0651e9db24c6c5fffcaa3cfe
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 2beaa6958f9d5ed8fe46fa23c4c6c56ced96abfc024acd87da84f350c96ed9b2
udev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 6852b032c23212ce43c362cda7e55e0b5ab93e50563169864ca909b523f392a9
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f8db4d7a7c905730500f6a0f28fb8ed999291595a3152f80e5b34ed06ad4b746
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f8db4d7a7c905730500f6a0f28fb8ed999291595a3152f80e5b34ed06ad4b746
i386
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 65a93cc160e4c977e11e1ede4957950f3ada62042e8a765dc175fa2016cbe97c
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: cc7f76a85235dce80224298be20e43639d19646d52f83a7ca81cb12e03289e75
libudev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fa3270c20c84f9e05bfdd1767c0ca891649de9ba23607781307417cd569b4785
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 890ac562dd5e42c4b6371155ee4620ef0dbe0f5a0651e9db24c6c5fffcaa3cfe
udev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: ecf106845f607714ebf8e6aa23ce27e5de774b17fc535282a846547f2e2b2716
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
udev-147-2.57.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 91184056f167c38d9696528df16bdc21b8f2fc705ef9647bf892ed7ed5d80100
s390x
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.s390.rpm	SHA-256: 4fb36a5716e8461eec997161bcb7c17657d46263e701727f4acd759cbe1020cc
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 517367b677441f3587b320769a028bbc2681b9746bcfcecaa274737ebdc4c239
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.s390.rpm	SHA-256: c7746f305cf9559a34e979d41534354d6591a5c11df7265366dec5536c8bce37
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 6c41afd955d26df23758ea96d27c669d60acff892db3824e9069732757be892b
libudev-147-2.57.el6.s390.rpm	SHA-256: 79bc2799a999d82e9769cdae870f738062b4eba55d02bfb7bfd3bc0738e88a3b
libudev-147-2.57.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: f2da494f337d8b777c04080785c76dc2ee6700856f95c47c79873c33f2102a17
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.s390.rpm	SHA-256: 272a311dc9d656eb410021c9dc3f62f92edf57f23ff91e14a4fd6f9a50c948a3
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 05e6f913656a1f7ada4ce431abafff08efc90fd6bc6caab1894767119d9722b2
udev-147-2.57.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 21501c97b2b2f0346b65b8cf34f53b7f42766f3c40007a6b8849636980e7e15c
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.s390.rpm	SHA-256: 3fea54d814e5898e699b0b5f481a80e449946421b7e7642043979a47585750f1
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: b9f0d6792bc6d92f90af3dae0735d62f9c39ed07338ed17d09cd33c623f5d3bb

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
udev-147-2.57.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 91184056f167c38d9696528df16bdc21b8f2fc705ef9647bf892ed7ed5d80100
ppc64
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: 73333984155d82813e6f6dcd5f1c107d7740a43dfca06b94504fdc2649c247ab
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 21e7753fcb13c7739b4cdd2b597814680a3a00257474c987526b11b18defb20d
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: d6f008cdcfa5811d4b2b1aef817aeac2fab7e04faa33af28fadd24cdad4cb860
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 90bd554fda356b7dd7161e48af02a73d9fe769405945adaa17fb77d6072548bb
libudev-147-2.57.el6.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: 8b16d7198b2b78724fa850b2eee528c56f9a55ca671624c435c32411dd96435e
libudev-147-2.57.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 849b4310033e59167334957c8958fe8c8d13f51bd695b5ca8fe225ddbab8007b
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: de7254a25e989b13a976bc51f5874dfb196300e942c7e8ed0259c28370e504ad
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: f3b53fab64dd0a3397658944f89874748ff12187c27ad28ff625d748fd06c110
udev-147-2.57.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: cabef349d9abdb6393bb47a0e688d0dc16e798829c7f50bf76fa232faf9555a8
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: b696d878f0f89357a46745e22fb3536ed28a5f06686a99fb23de33f6b606e603
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: e6113fa89f79ce5ca0b66a9e6ee0437677f05ee73c9e7369b51e7a0298d14dc1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
udev-147-2.57.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 91184056f167c38d9696528df16bdc21b8f2fc705ef9647bf892ed7ed5d80100
x86_64
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 65a93cc160e4c977e11e1ede4957950f3ada62042e8a765dc175fa2016cbe97c
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f5ccc07600886268a604f8e38d0581525f324a8954df7e6eb83053b96dc9cea9
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: cc7f76a85235dce80224298be20e43639d19646d52f83a7ca81cb12e03289e75
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5603db8cb6f8ced18cfe3ac1a5b7b02949daf1ceeff79356d283fb72236d689b
libudev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fa3270c20c84f9e05bfdd1767c0ca891649de9ba23607781307417cd569b4785
libudev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: fc00ed202fc4ea00a5c8277933c7a882d495ec35e7bb9d566a15a1191c70d239
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 890ac562dd5e42c4b6371155ee4620ef0dbe0f5a0651e9db24c6c5fffcaa3cfe
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 2beaa6958f9d5ed8fe46fa23c4c6c56ced96abfc024acd87da84f350c96ed9b2
udev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 6852b032c23212ce43c362cda7e55e0b5ab93e50563169864ca909b523f392a9
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f8db4d7a7c905730500f6a0f28fb8ed999291595a3152f80e5b34ed06ad4b746
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f8db4d7a7c905730500f6a0f28fb8ed999291595a3152f80e5b34ed06ad4b746

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
udev-147-2.57.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 91184056f167c38d9696528df16bdc21b8f2fc705ef9647bf892ed7ed5d80100
x86_64
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 65a93cc160e4c977e11e1ede4957950f3ada62042e8a765dc175fa2016cbe97c
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f5ccc07600886268a604f8e38d0581525f324a8954df7e6eb83053b96dc9cea9
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: cc7f76a85235dce80224298be20e43639d19646d52f83a7ca81cb12e03289e75
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 5603db8cb6f8ced18cfe3ac1a5b7b02949daf1ceeff79356d283fb72236d689b
libudev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fa3270c20c84f9e05bfdd1767c0ca891649de9ba23607781307417cd569b4785
libudev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: fc00ed202fc4ea00a5c8277933c7a882d495ec35e7bb9d566a15a1191c70d239
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 890ac562dd5e42c4b6371155ee4620ef0dbe0f5a0651e9db24c6c5fffcaa3cfe
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 2beaa6958f9d5ed8fe46fa23c4c6c56ced96abfc024acd87da84f350c96ed9b2
udev-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 6852b032c23212ce43c362cda7e55e0b5ab93e50563169864ca909b523f392a9
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f8db4d7a7c905730500f6a0f28fb8ed999291595a3152f80e5b34ed06ad4b746
i386
libgudev1-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 65a93cc160e4c977e11e1ede4957950f3ada62042e8a765dc175fa2016cbe97c
libgudev1-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: cc7f76a85235dce80224298be20e43639d19646d52f83a7ca81cb12e03289e75
libudev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fa3270c20c84f9e05bfdd1767c0ca891649de9ba23607781307417cd569b4785
libudev-devel-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 890ac562dd5e42c4b6371155ee4620ef0dbe0f5a0651e9db24c6c5fffcaa3cfe
udev-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: ecf106845f607714ebf8e6aa23ce27e5de774b17fc535282a846547f2e2b2716
udev-debuginfo-147-2.57.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 9dba98609cd53a0a13baeb1818c8bd2c4a88a2847e00194ce59af203a6c0736f