Issued:
2009-08-07
Updated:
2009-08-07

RHBA-2009:1202 - glibc bug fix update

Synopsis

glibc bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated glibc packages that fix a bug are now available.

Description

The glibc packages contain the standard C libraries used by multiple programs on the system. These packages contains the standard C and the standard math libraries. Without these two libraries, the Linux system cannot function properly.

These updated glibc packages fix the following bug:

  • previous versions of glibc coded the malloc() function in a way that was not thread-safe, which could have led to unexpected program crashes in some cases. With these updated packages, the malloc() code has been revised to ensure better thread safety, as well as to adhere to C standards. (BZ#502901)

All users of glibc are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support5.3ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support5.3s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS5.3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS5.3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS5.3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1.s390.rpm
  • glibc-devel-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ppc64.rpm
  • glibc-devel-2.5-34.el5_3.1.s390.rpm
  • glibc-utils-2.5-34.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
  • nscd-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
  • glibc-devel-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
  • glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1.src.rpm
  • glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
  • glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1.i686.rpm
  • glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ppc64.rpm
  • glibc-utils-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
  • glibc-utils-2.5-34.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • glibc-headers-2.5-34.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
  • glibc-utils-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
  • nscd-2.5-34.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • glibc-common-2.5-34.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
  • nscd-2.5-34.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
  • nscd-2.5-34.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
  • glibc-devel-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
  • glibc-utils-2.5-34.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
  • glibc-headers-2.5-34.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
  • glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
  • glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
  • glibc-devel-2.5-34.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • glibc-common-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
  • glibc-headers-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
  • glibc-devel-2.5-34.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
  • glibc-common-2.5-34.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • glibc-headers-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
  • glibc-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
  • glibc-common-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
  • nscd-2.5-34.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
  • glibc-common-2.5-34.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
  • glibc-headers-2.5-34.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • glibc-devel-2.5-34.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information