Issued:
2016-03-22
Updated:
2016-03-22

RHBA-2016:0480 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

grub bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

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

Description

The grub packages provide Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB), a boot loader
capable of booting a wide variety of operating systems.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, GRUB read files stored on the ext4 file system inefficiently. As a

consequence, loading of the initial RAM file system (initramfs), which is
necessary for booting, took an excessive amount of time if the initramfs was
fragmented on more than five extents. With this update, GRUB detects extents
that have been already processed and does not read such extents repeatedly. As a
result, loading times of fragmented files on the ext4 file system are now
significantly lower. (BZ#1311474)

Users of grub 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.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 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 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 Update Support from RHUI 6.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 x86_64

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6
i386
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 6c2244bbd378595935734d0df0cae27105db47a155d5f58da13357c4a409b3e3
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: e56adba83642a8ffb12bd811b609f60854178ba7e426da749e957ef5ba34ccad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6
i386
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 6c2244bbd378595935734d0df0cae27105db47a155d5f58da13357c4a409b3e3
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: e56adba83642a8ffb12bd811b609f60854178ba7e426da749e957ef5ba34ccad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6
i386
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 6c2244bbd378595935734d0df0cae27105db47a155d5f58da13357c4a409b3e3
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: e56adba83642a8ffb12bd811b609f60854178ba7e426da749e957ef5ba34ccad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6
i386
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 6c2244bbd378595935734d0df0cae27105db47a155d5f58da13357c4a409b3e3
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: e56adba83642a8ffb12bd811b609f60854178ba7e426da749e957ef5ba34ccad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6
i386
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 6c2244bbd378595935734d0df0cae27105db47a155d5f58da13357c4a409b3e3
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: e56adba83642a8ffb12bd811b609f60854178ba7e426da749e957ef5ba34ccad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6
i386
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 6c2244bbd378595935734d0df0cae27105db47a155d5f58da13357c4a409b3e3
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: e56adba83642a8ffb12bd811b609f60854178ba7e426da749e957ef5ba34ccad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6
i386
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 6c2244bbd378595935734d0df0cae27105db47a155d5f58da13357c4a409b3e3
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: e56adba83642a8ffb12bd811b609f60854178ba7e426da749e957ef5ba34ccad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.7

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7

SRPM
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 6eb82e12282c7c4a11fa595f75068c165b22f1ce791b2ec7aa925a1c544a59d5
x86_64
grub-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 277ad4fa337eb061a95c6e4ef2cbbff11eb4e8e5fc22d0a224f5b069bac6831b
grub-debuginfo-0.97-94.el6_7.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 50d64e48229228a1173bb1febdb4880b88ddfb871efa69c52fb80b8169ca7ff6

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