- Issued:
- 2026-09-08
- Updated:
- 2026-09-08
RHBA-2026:65148 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
smartmontools bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An update for smartmontools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Description
The smartmontools package contains two utilities, smartctl and smartd, that enable the controlling and monitoring of Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) enabled storage systems. These utilities provide advanced warning of disk degradation and failure.
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
- "smartctl --json" occasionally produces invalid json, caused by text 'Pending defect count'. (JIRA:RHEL-148723)
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 s390x
Fixes
- RHEL-148723 - "smartctl --json" occasionally produces invalid json, caused by text 'Pending defect count'.
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: 1ce112f3cd88a84010b20a12d31f26dc6b4265955c66968fb35d9e5ce474dff7 |
| x86_64 | |
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 760659988c03a71ffd6a4e8e3167ff0efa236fe45d6c6f7ab8094749032ee9e6 |
| smartmontools-debuginfo-7.1-4.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c5aaf810ad86daaf22c025ec53a52659ee065f8c1522b40e0e122abe6119852 |
| smartmontools-debugsource-7.1-4.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3ec3e84243a8b6638d27dd20c20c9ecb33fe2f8447a408de7fc070e65e615357 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: 1ce112f3cd88a84010b20a12d31f26dc6b4265955c66968fb35d9e5ce474dff7 |
| s390x | |
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 679a1a339e909c8cc9d9a1ed14594f954f6859279f0875cd915eae1df5b8cb1b |
| smartmontools-debuginfo-7.1-4.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 49d4351b45a87467b1f2a8101cf7cda9f8ccca42c5a769b9751491a8b7369ca7 |
| smartmontools-debugsource-7.1-4.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 4ad4ddb480635420152b0a2211c635970aac2588a15a3d737c15d26f1c7812e5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: 1ce112f3cd88a84010b20a12d31f26dc6b4265955c66968fb35d9e5ce474dff7 |
| ppc64le | |
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: c8d9d08f1e2d42decff206cf31cbe690f1a678f218307d8de4b64af45a1052e6 |
| smartmontools-debuginfo-7.1-4.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 422624528f2c0497198e4ea06f49bbebc63bed6e0b31a5dc1c26627a01fd6bf5 |
| smartmontools-debugsource-7.1-4.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 6d0db503d789f5e2e32fa73ffd86866b65c84b0461e06b5633419626544a7a4c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: 1ce112f3cd88a84010b20a12d31f26dc6b4265955c66968fb35d9e5ce474dff7 |
| aarch64 | |
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 8a1dfe1871e9dc1cf3cc3603af7de5f68e1de25d96b499b18f947094122f9f82 |
| smartmontools-debuginfo-7.1-4.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 31500b08a80e29d072c669ce86361ee54f5ae125af7a0769ff1f80352dfc8d64 |
| smartmontools-debugsource-7.1-4.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 7b0819a7b6226f5bb4fb69619f5d047140de6ac92f60d35ca1b0c32813db99c1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: 1ce112f3cd88a84010b20a12d31f26dc6b4265955c66968fb35d9e5ce474dff7 |
| x86_64 | |
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 760659988c03a71ffd6a4e8e3167ff0efa236fe45d6c6f7ab8094749032ee9e6 |
| smartmontools-debuginfo-7.1-4.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4c5aaf810ad86daaf22c025ec53a52659ee065f8c1522b40e0e122abe6119852 |
| smartmontools-debugsource-7.1-4.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3ec3e84243a8b6638d27dd20c20c9ecb33fe2f8447a408de7fc070e65e615357 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: 1ce112f3cd88a84010b20a12d31f26dc6b4265955c66968fb35d9e5ce474dff7 |
| aarch64 | |
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 8a1dfe1871e9dc1cf3cc3603af7de5f68e1de25d96b499b18f947094122f9f82 |
| smartmontools-debuginfo-7.1-4.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 31500b08a80e29d072c669ce86361ee54f5ae125af7a0769ff1f80352dfc8d64 |
| smartmontools-debugsource-7.1-4.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 7b0819a7b6226f5bb4fb69619f5d047140de6ac92f60d35ca1b0c32813db99c1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: 1ce112f3cd88a84010b20a12d31f26dc6b4265955c66968fb35d9e5ce474dff7 |
| ppc64le | |
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: c8d9d08f1e2d42decff206cf31cbe690f1a678f218307d8de4b64af45a1052e6 |
| smartmontools-debuginfo-7.1-4.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 422624528f2c0497198e4ea06f49bbebc63bed6e0b31a5dc1c26627a01fd6bf5 |
| smartmontools-debugsource-7.1-4.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 6d0db503d789f5e2e32fa73ffd86866b65c84b0461e06b5633419626544a7a4c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: 1ce112f3cd88a84010b20a12d31f26dc6b4265955c66968fb35d9e5ce474dff7 |
| s390x | |
| smartmontools-7.1-4.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 679a1a339e909c8cc9d9a1ed14594f954f6859279f0875cd915eae1df5b8cb1b |
| smartmontools-debuginfo-7.1-4.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 49d4351b45a87467b1f2a8101cf7cda9f8ccca42c5a769b9751491a8b7369ca7 |
| smartmontools-debugsource-7.1-4.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 4ad4ddb480635420152b0a2211c635970aac2588a15a3d737c15d26f1c7812e5 |
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