RHBA-2025:12867 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for kmod-kvdo is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Description

The kmod-kvdo packages provide the kernel module for Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO), which is a block virtualization technology that enables you to create compressed and deduplicated pools of block storage.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• last RHEL9 5.14.0-570.24.1.el9_6.x86_64 kernel not compatible with last kvdo-8.2.5.10-161 (JIRA:RHEL-101628)
• [RHEL 9.5][vdo]NULL ptr duplicate.zone dereference in assert_data_vio_in_duplicate_zone() [rhel-9.6.z] (JIRA:RHEL-93002)

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.6 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.6 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.6 s390x

Fixes

• RHEL-101628 - last RHEL9 5.14.0-570.24.1.el9_6.x86_64 kernel not compatible with last kvdo-8.2.5.10-161

CVEs

(none)

References

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