Issued:
2015-07-22
Updated:
2015-07-22

RHBA-2015:1319 - powerpc-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

powerpc-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated powerpc-utils packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The powerpc-utils packages provide various utilities for the PowerPC platform.

The powerpc-utils packages have been upgraded to upstream version 1.2.24, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. The following list includes notable enhancements:

  • It is no longer possible for the "drmgr" command to erroneously remove the last CPU.
  • Support for up to eight threads in simultaneous multithreading (SMT) has been added.
  • It is possible to convert an Open Firmware (OF) device path to a logical device path for a virtio SCSI device.
  • The "snap" command now also warns about possible clear-text password disclosure. (BZ#11248741)

Users of powerpc-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64

Updated Packages

  • powerpc-utils-1.2.24-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.2.24-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • powerpc-utils-1.2.24-2.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

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References

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Additional information