- Issued:
- 2011-02-23
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHBA-2011:0295 - python-pycurl bug fix update
Synopsis
python-pycurl bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated python-pycurl package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
PycURL is a Python interface to libcurl. PycURL is used to fetch objects identified by a URL from a Python program, similar to the urllib Python module.
This update fixes the following bugs:
-
Prior to this update, calling the reset() method caused internal cURL properties to be lost, including the pointer to an error buffer. Consequent to this, when an error occurred, the resulting message could be empty. This update prevents this pointer from being lost, and error messages are now displayed as expected. (BZ#565654)
-
When the reset() method was called, the number of references to the "Py_None" object was not counted properly. Consequent to this, Python could terminate unexpectedly with the following error message:
Fatal Python error: deallocating None Aborted (core dumped)
With this update, the underlying source code has been modified to address this issue, and references to the "Py_None" object are now counted as expected. (BZ#624559)
All users of python-pycurl are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues.
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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- python-pycurl-debuginfo-7.19.0-8.el6.i686.rpm
- python-pycurl-7.19.0-8.el6.i686.rpm
- python-pycurl-7.19.0-8.el6.x86_64.rpm
- python-pycurl-7.19.0-8.el6.ppc64.rpm
- python-pycurl-debuginfo-7.19.0-8.el6.x86_64.rpm
- python-pycurl-debuginfo-7.19.0-8.el6.ppc64.rpm
- python-pycurl-7.19.0-8.el6.s390x.rpm
- python-pycurl-7.19.0-8.el6.src.rpm
- python-pycurl-debuginfo-7.19.0-8.el6.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.