An updated iwl5000-firmware package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The iwl5000-firmware package provides the iwlagn wireless driver with the firmware it requires to function correctly with Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5000 series adapters.

This update upgrades the iwl5000 firmware to upstream version 8.83.5.1, which provides a number of bug fixes over the previous version. (BZ#709522)

Users of iwl5000-firmware are advised to upgrade to this updated package which fixes this bug.