Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2017:0772 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2017-03-21
Updated:
2017-03-21

RHBA-2017:0772 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

module-init-tools bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An update for module-init-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The module-init-tools packages include various programs needed for automatic
loading and unloading of modules under 2.6 kernels, as well as other module
management programs. Device drivers and file systems are two examples of loaded and unloaded modules.

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 Release Notes and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 Technical Notes linked from the References section.

Users of module-init-tools are advised to upgrade to these updated packages.

Solution

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 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 - 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 - 1284935 - weak-module, when adding a module, should collect the symbols from external modules of destination kernel
  • BZ - 1343376 - weak-modules remove weak-updates directory which is owned by kernel

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
x86_64
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ef991fafca634c6bf41023dd99878decf1674b307d614f5c2d1b1c682451287
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ef991fafca634c6bf41023dd99878decf1674b307d614f5c2d1b1c682451287
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d1835f4924993a0dbd941089349d4d1df7595da208c65e9440afb14cf6e33bea
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d1835f4924993a0dbd941089349d4d1df7595da208c65e9440afb14cf6e33bea
i386
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d485aad44ab830974eabcaf2ead1c398f0054cc19b9c48e39151317671becad5
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8538a84bc7b697667f43694ee9596d1e934947be68681de6b50909310fb70a5a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
x86_64
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ef991fafca634c6bf41023dd99878decf1674b307d614f5c2d1b1c682451287
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d1835f4924993a0dbd941089349d4d1df7595da208c65e9440afb14cf6e33bea
i386
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d485aad44ab830974eabcaf2ead1c398f0054cc19b9c48e39151317671becad5
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8538a84bc7b697667f43694ee9596d1e934947be68681de6b50909310fb70a5a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
x86_64
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ef991fafca634c6bf41023dd99878decf1674b307d614f5c2d1b1c682451287
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d1835f4924993a0dbd941089349d4d1df7595da208c65e9440afb14cf6e33bea
i386
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d485aad44ab830974eabcaf2ead1c398f0054cc19b9c48e39151317671becad5
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8538a84bc7b697667f43694ee9596d1e934947be68681de6b50909310fb70a5a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
x86_64
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ef991fafca634c6bf41023dd99878decf1674b307d614f5c2d1b1c682451287
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d1835f4924993a0dbd941089349d4d1df7595da208c65e9440afb14cf6e33bea
i386
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d485aad44ab830974eabcaf2ead1c398f0054cc19b9c48e39151317671becad5
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8538a84bc7b697667f43694ee9596d1e934947be68681de6b50909310fb70a5a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
s390x
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 5198ec422e3041c4172117503f26ec96c78509e78c805963a02a0318a05749c2
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: eed0b7fdfc39db05c8a50a09ee5a79f8cccd065ebec89a07ab6caa0d32c4fc0b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
ppc64
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 3f65ee85053f9e66d24f57fd262eb05f595afde053acce3f25bf8c882fe6c5aa
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 0ffd62d444bc42b156ec7caca75d3d134a4804266bba1e28977005acfc92b321

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
x86_64
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ef991fafca634c6bf41023dd99878decf1674b307d614f5c2d1b1c682451287
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d1835f4924993a0dbd941089349d4d1df7595da208c65e9440afb14cf6e33bea

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
s390x
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 5198ec422e3041c4172117503f26ec96c78509e78c805963a02a0318a05749c2
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: eed0b7fdfc39db05c8a50a09ee5a79f8cccd065ebec89a07ab6caa0d32c4fc0b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
x86_64
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1ef991fafca634c6bf41023dd99878decf1674b307d614f5c2d1b1c682451287
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d1835f4924993a0dbd941089349d4d1df7595da208c65e9440afb14cf6e33bea
i386
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: d485aad44ab830974eabcaf2ead1c398f0054cc19b9c48e39151317671becad5
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 8538a84bc7b697667f43694ee9596d1e934947be68681de6b50909310fb70a5a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 04301122f4756e8c492f3c51919632c59c598ec7d48e201d7dffa61b7cd39510
s390x
module-init-tools-3.9-26.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 5198ec422e3041c4172117503f26ec96c78509e78c805963a02a0318a05749c2
module-init-tools-debuginfo-3.9-26.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: eed0b7fdfc39db05c8a50a09ee5a79f8cccd065ebec89a07ab6caa0d32c4fc0b

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