MDVA-2008:176 : mdadm

high Nessus Plugin ID 36802

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

mdadm would crash during bootup when trying to activate several raid10 devices, dropping the system in maintenance mode, where you had to manually reactivate the missing raid10 sets in order to continue the boot.

The updated mdadm fixes this issue, allowing systems with raid10 to boot normally.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2008:176

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 36802

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2008-176.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux

Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2008