Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2017:3198 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Issued:
2017-11-14
Updated:
2017-11-14

RHEA-2017:3198 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Synopsis

cloud-init enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

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Topic

Updated cloud-init packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The cloud-init package provides a set of init scripts for cloud instances. Cloud instances need special scripts to run during initialization to retrieve and install ssh keys, and to let the user run various scripts.

This update adds the following enhancement:

  • With this update, support for the Alibaba Cloud has been added to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This allows users to use Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines on Alibaba Cloud. (BZ#1495471)

Users of cloud-init are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

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 - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64

Fixes

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CVEs

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References

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
cloud-init-0.7.5-8.el6_9.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 099819883c0fcbee5c4c66ed50c35b5132c3164ff155b0ea43a281d61fd31d2c
x86_64
cloud-init-0.7.5-8.el6_9.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7237f8e4e83a9164f9dc2efd8198153bd39192410cca38d8ba9acf643184c120
cloud-init-0.7.5-8.el6_9.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7237f8e4e83a9164f9dc2efd8198153bd39192410cca38d8ba9acf643184c120

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
cloud-init-0.7.5-8.el6_9.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 099819883c0fcbee5c4c66ed50c35b5132c3164ff155b0ea43a281d61fd31d2c
x86_64
cloud-init-0.7.5-8.el6_9.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7237f8e4e83a9164f9dc2efd8198153bd39192410cca38d8ba9acf643184c120

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

SRPM
cloud-init-0.7.5-8.el6_9.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 099819883c0fcbee5c4c66ed50c35b5132c3164ff155b0ea43a281d61fd31d2c
x86_64
cloud-init-0.7.5-8.el6_9.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7237f8e4e83a9164f9dc2efd8198153bd39192410cca38d8ba9acf643184c120

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