- Issued:
- 2009-06-03
- Updated:
- 2009-09-02
RHBA-2009:1078 - readline bug fix update
Synopsis
readline bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
An updated readline package that fixes a bug is now available.
Description
The Readline library provides a set of functions that allow users to edit command lines.
This updated package fixes the following bug:
- readline failed to re-allocate the array used to keep track of wrapped screen lines. For a long enough input line, this resulted in an invalid pointer error and a segmentation fault crash. With this update, the array is properly re-allocated and the crash no longer occurs. (BZ#473359)
All Readline users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- readline-5.1-3.el5.s390.rpm
- readline-devel-5.1-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
- readline-devel-5.1-3.el5.s390x.rpm
- readline-5.1-3.el5.s390x.rpm
- readline-devel-5.1-3.el5.i386.rpm
- readline-5.1-3.el5.ia64.rpm
- readline-5.1-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
- readline-devel-5.1-3.el5.ia64.rpm
- readline-devel-5.1-3.el5.ppc64.rpm
- readline-5.1-3.el5.i386.rpm
- readline-devel-5.1-3.el5.ppc.rpm
- readline-5.1-3.el5.src.rpm
- readline-devel-5.1-3.el5.s390.rpm
- readline-5.1-3.el5.ppc.rpm
- readline-5.1-3.el5.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.