Fedora 8 Update: kexec-tools-1.102pre-4.fc8
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Tue Feb 26 00:23:20 UTC 2008
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2008-1933
2008-02-25 22:12:12
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Name : kexec-tools
Product : Fedora 8
Version : 1.102pre
Release : 4.fc8
URL : []
Summary : The kexec/kdump userspace component.
Description :
kexec-tools provides /sbin/kexec binary that facilitates a new
kernel to boot using the kernel's kexec feature either on a
normal or a panic reboot. This package contains the /sbin/kexec
binary and ancillary utilities that together form the userspace
component of the kernel's kexec feature.
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Update Information:
Fixes ppc64 buffer overflow problem on kdump service start
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ChangeLog:
* Fri Feb 22 2008 Neil Horman <nhorman at redhat.com> - 1.102pre-4
- Fix ppc buffer overflow (bz 428684)
* Wed Jan 2 2008 Neil Horman <nhorman at redhat.com> - 1.102pre-3
- Fix ARCH placement in kdump init script (bz 427201)
- Fix BuildRequires
- Fix Makedumpfile to build with new libelf
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #428684 - buffer overflow detected while starting kdump service
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428684
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use
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