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Bug 1322957 - Proper handling of extended dos partitions
Proper handling of extended dos partitions
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: os-prober (Show other bugs)
7.3
Unspecified Unspecified
unspecified Severity unspecified
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Assigned To: rmarshall
Jan Ščotka
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Reported: 2016-03-31 14:43 EDT by rmarshall
Modified: 2016-11-04 00:29 EDT (History)
4 users (show)

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Fixed In Version: os-prober-1.58-9
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Cause: os-prober tried to mount/scan extended dos partitions Consequence: extra time spent during scan, mounting filesystems may pose risk Fix: skip extended dos partitions during auto mount and scan Result: saves time on scan and lowers risk caused by mounting disks automatically
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Last Closed: 2016-11-04 00:29:04 EDT
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Tracker ID Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2016:2351 normal SHIPPED_LIVE os-prober bug fix update 2016-11-03 09:47:58 EDT

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Description rmarshall 2016-03-31 14:43:52 EDT
Description of problem: Extended DOS partitions would not contain a bootable medium, so they should be skipped.  Backport this fix from upstream that is already present in Fedora.


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Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2016-11-04 00:29:04 EDT
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-2351.html

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