- Issued:
- 2011-01-13
- Updated:
- 2011-01-13
RHEA-2011:0141 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
dracut enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated dracut packages that add an enhancement are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The dracut packages provide an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure
based around udev. The initramfs is loaded together with the kernel at boot time
and initializes the system, so it can read and boot from the root partition.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- The dracut packages have been updated to support the new kernel boot option,
"rdinsmodpost=[module]", which allows a user to specify a kernel module to be
loaded after all device drivers are loaded automatically. (BZ#661298)
Users of dracut are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this
enhancement.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
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 from RHUI 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 661298 - [6.0] Need a way to load a specified kernel module last.
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM | |
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dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
i386 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
i386 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
i386 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
s390x | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
ppc64 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
i386 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
i386 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
s390x | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
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dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.src.rpm | SHA-256: 4243999eaf126f11272adf960edd0aab2801f29f02a847acbd4ae6433e966242 |
x86_64 | |
dracut-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 14a56a94431526fae5226b51af25a2626d826a84af19efbd37370a3b9312cfec |
dracut-fips-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: aa9c89ad8a1c81aaddcf48d72c67abd5238a2dda08a7cff3921e46701b3752e3 |
dracut-generic-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 636c9f7a07837d8b89e6f88213614463854cfb94aab2a28a7716a99b803c27b2 |
dracut-kernel-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 34df108c845531c43dc769aa375f7b99b85962e4b08229948f9fb9e571889fe8 |
dracut-network-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ce037f22ee612fe6e27268479742ebf8ea225880d577beb0e3502f9a97aaf324 |
dracut-tools-004-33.2.el6_0.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: f49f6f1f4063c7e106c2866e1812e100f51c52d58605aadfcc75a1c3d3c617eb |
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