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Mandriva: Updated dkms package fixes a few bugs
Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
The dkms-minimal package in Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring did not require
lsb-release. If lsb-release was not installed, the dkms modules were
installed in the standard location, instead of the intended /dkms or
/dkms-binary. This update fixes that issue.
Due to another bug, dkms would consider older installed binary dkms
modules as original modules when installing a newer version of the
module as a source dkms package, thus wrongly moving the binary
modules around. This update disables original_module handling, not
needed anymore since the rework of dkms system in 2008 Spring.
Dkms would also print an error message during an upgrade of binary
module packages, and under certain conditions an additional warning
message regarding multiple modules being found. This update removes
those harmless messages when they are not appropriate.
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Mandriva Linux Advisory MDVA-2008:070
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : dkms
Date : May 26, 2008
Affected: 2008.1
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Problem Description:
The dkms-minimal package in Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring did not require
lsb-release. If lsb-release was not installed, the dkms modules were
installed in the standard location, instead of the intended /dkms or
/dkms-binary. This update fixes that issue.
Due to another bug, dkms would consider older installed binary dkms
modules as original modules when installing a newer version of the
module as a source dkms package, thus wrongly moving the binary
modules around. This update disables original_module handling, not
needed anymore since the rework of dkms system in 2008 Spring.
Dkms would also print an error message during an upgrade of binary
module packages, and under certain conditions an additional warning
message regarding multiple modules being found. This update removes
those harmless messages when they are not appropriate.
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2008.1:
4222e39a7d40373a4507892ddbabebd4 2008.1/i586/dkms-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.noarch.rpm
3b6f7140d9fd17ffd2978f3beba26834 2008.1/i586/dkms-minimal-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.noarch.rpm
c449f1d713a06a8246a7865c7f240bb7 2008.1/SRPMS/dkms-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:
4737827650123e301e47c15138a1f1a6 2008.1/x86_64/dkms-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.noarch.rpm
63ac909d350fbdeebb47a67ebeb307c3 2008.1/x86_64/dkms-minimal-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.noarch.rpm
c449f1d713a06a8246a7865c7f240bb7 2008.1/SRPMS/dkms-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98
You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team