- Issued:
- 2009-10-13
- Updated:
- 2009-10-13
RHBA-2009:1494 - tcsh bug fix update
Synopsis
tcsh bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated tcsh package that fixes a bug is now available.
Description
Tcsh is an enhanced and compatible version of the C shell (csh). Tcsh is a command language interpreter, which can be used as an interactive login shell, as well as a shell script command processor.
This updated tcsh package fixes the following bug:
- when using the tcsh shell, running a command containing glob characters (such as "echo FAIL *", for example) within a directory in which automount mounted other directories (such as for NIS) based on a wildcard entry in the automount map file caused the service to attempt to mount those directories and fail, thereby increasing network traffic and system load. This update provides a fix to tcsh glob-handling so that using globbing characters as in the above example no longer triggers automount, thus resolving the issue. (BZ#526459)
All users of tcsh are advised to 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 x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 5.4 | 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
- tcsh-6.14-14.el5_4.2.ia64.rpm
- tcsh-6.14-14.el5_4.2.src.rpm
- tcsh-6.14-14.el5_4.2.i386.rpm
- tcsh-6.14-14.el5_4.2.ppc.rpm
- tcsh-6.14-14.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm
- tcsh-6.14-14.el5_4.2.s390x.rpm
Fixes
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.