Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:76634 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2026-10-06
Updated:
2026-10-06

RHBA-2026:76634 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

mdadm bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An update for mdadm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Description

The mdadm packages contain a utility for creating, managing, and monitoring Linux multiple disk (MD) devices.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • [rhel9.8.z] pvscan of multiple imsm device post-switchroot interrupted resulting in mount/boot failure (JIRA:RHEL-256168)

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 9.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 s390x

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
x86_64
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d583bd6daa3b5bab04301ef6f4ea11eb36d443931e64dc090ab758c9b85cf496
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b7fd367d5e84aa27b1300ec91beb99991b416e4da5b53f5316f9b7132b6d86d7
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8123739333973ac50766a114d16e04e6aaa3c56d192186bb47820657d8259ae9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
x86_64
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d583bd6daa3b5bab04301ef6f4ea11eb36d443931e64dc090ab758c9b85cf496
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b7fd367d5e84aa27b1300ec91beb99991b416e4da5b53f5316f9b7132b6d86d7
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8123739333973ac50766a114d16e04e6aaa3c56d192186bb47820657d8259ae9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
s390x
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1ad21ccdf5b825e79cb674d63f4a9bbe5fd6967917392ed1fb6cf0d7ea08c70f
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 450a77368809f24e9093f5ce8ba16dae607e9feb6c5b490bf828640810feb9aa
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9801f9a2426b1e8b2b17f05a077ed775e059a9c69f532796d4c7af621b8e5d0e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
s390x
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1ad21ccdf5b825e79cb674d63f4a9bbe5fd6967917392ed1fb6cf0d7ea08c70f
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 450a77368809f24e9093f5ce8ba16dae607e9feb6c5b490bf828640810feb9aa
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9801f9a2426b1e8b2b17f05a077ed775e059a9c69f532796d4c7af621b8e5d0e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
ppc64le
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3ec2fa45f401ace7f0cdcad35adafef8fbcb3fd0017b02a88edb63f400c48c07
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 552368794c6c4ad7d2a5717834f5e2743fd2c516bb6316763b24cb5f135eb5dd
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6c62801d97145f69300640b3e3bc7bc7736e576f472e9277cb97dbd880eea2ce

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
ppc64le
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3ec2fa45f401ace7f0cdcad35adafef8fbcb3fd0017b02a88edb63f400c48c07
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 552368794c6c4ad7d2a5717834f5e2743fd2c516bb6316763b24cb5f135eb5dd
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6c62801d97145f69300640b3e3bc7bc7736e576f472e9277cb97dbd880eea2ce

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
aarch64
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 75222ace014b42146b74d84ec7e4cf7a5dedf82a1457babcf1edd6ff1536582d
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 1d958b90901e51634dd7a179e7088d95c7efaefd0361a64aaf7ca49543e21d45
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 85250b67037e737ac5a7b348ac2fb4314f3c7b33326197230f9da91ddb6b9f4b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
aarch64
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 75222ace014b42146b74d84ec7e4cf7a5dedf82a1457babcf1edd6ff1536582d
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 1d958b90901e51634dd7a179e7088d95c7efaefd0361a64aaf7ca49543e21d45
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 85250b67037e737ac5a7b348ac2fb4314f3c7b33326197230f9da91ddb6b9f4b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
ppc64le
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3ec2fa45f401ace7f0cdcad35adafef8fbcb3fd0017b02a88edb63f400c48c07
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 552368794c6c4ad7d2a5717834f5e2743fd2c516bb6316763b24cb5f135eb5dd
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6c62801d97145f69300640b3e3bc7bc7736e576f472e9277cb97dbd880eea2ce

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
x86_64
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d583bd6daa3b5bab04301ef6f4ea11eb36d443931e64dc090ab758c9b85cf496
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b7fd367d5e84aa27b1300ec91beb99991b416e4da5b53f5316f9b7132b6d86d7
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8123739333973ac50766a114d16e04e6aaa3c56d192186bb47820657d8259ae9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
aarch64
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 75222ace014b42146b74d84ec7e4cf7a5dedf82a1457babcf1edd6ff1536582d
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 1d958b90901e51634dd7a179e7088d95c7efaefd0361a64aaf7ca49543e21d45
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 85250b67037e737ac5a7b348ac2fb4314f3c7b33326197230f9da91ddb6b9f4b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
s390x
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1ad21ccdf5b825e79cb674d63f4a9bbe5fd6967917392ed1fb6cf0d7ea08c70f
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 450a77368809f24e9093f5ce8ba16dae607e9feb6c5b490bf828640810feb9aa
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9801f9a2426b1e8b2b17f05a077ed775e059a9c69f532796d4c7af621b8e5d0e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
x86_64
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d583bd6daa3b5bab04301ef6f4ea11eb36d443931e64dc090ab758c9b85cf496
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b7fd367d5e84aa27b1300ec91beb99991b416e4da5b53f5316f9b7132b6d86d7
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8123739333973ac50766a114d16e04e6aaa3c56d192186bb47820657d8259ae9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
aarch64
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 75222ace014b42146b74d84ec7e4cf7a5dedf82a1457babcf1edd6ff1536582d
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 1d958b90901e51634dd7a179e7088d95c7efaefd0361a64aaf7ca49543e21d45
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 85250b67037e737ac5a7b348ac2fb4314f3c7b33326197230f9da91ddb6b9f4b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
ppc64le
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3ec2fa45f401ace7f0cdcad35adafef8fbcb3fd0017b02a88edb63f400c48c07
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 552368794c6c4ad7d2a5717834f5e2743fd2c516bb6316763b24cb5f135eb5dd
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 6c62801d97145f69300640b3e3bc7bc7736e576f472e9277cb97dbd880eea2ce

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.8

SRPM
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.src.rpm SHA-256: b889f76d97cbbde3c8cbf3b11dd75739cedf54d119ea7df4d300df578c48f1e8
s390x
mdadm-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1ad21ccdf5b825e79cb674d63f4a9bbe5fd6967917392ed1fb6cf0d7ea08c70f
mdadm-debuginfo-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 450a77368809f24e9093f5ce8ba16dae607e9feb6c5b490bf828640810feb9aa
mdadm-debugsource-4.4-4.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9801f9a2426b1e8b2b17f05a077ed775e059a9c69f532796d4c7af621b8e5d0e

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