- Issued:
- 2011-02-23
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHBA-2011:0296 - paps bug fix update
Synopsis
paps bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated paps packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The paps packages provide a command line utility that allows a user to convert a plain text file to a PostScript using Pango.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, the presence of certain non-printable characters in the input file could cause paps to get stuck in an infinite loop, consuming all available system memory. With this update, the underlying source code has been modified to prevent this behavior, and such memory leaks no longer occur. (BZ#618271)
Users of paps 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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| 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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| 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
- paps-devel-0.6.8-13.el6.2.i686.rpm
- paps-debuginfo-0.6.8-13.el6.2.ppc.rpm
- paps-debuginfo-0.6.8-13.el6.2.ppc64.rpm
- paps-debuginfo-0.6.8-13.el6.2.x86_64.rpm
- paps-0.6.8-13.el6.2.ppc64.rpm
- paps-devel-0.6.8-13.el6.2.ppc.rpm
- paps-libs-0.6.8-13.el6.2.ppc64.rpm
- paps-libs-0.6.8-13.el6.2.s390.rpm
- paps-devel-0.6.8-13.el6.2.ppc64.rpm
- paps-debuginfo-0.6.8-13.el6.2.i686.rpm
- paps-libs-0.6.8-13.el6.2.s390x.rpm
- paps-devel-0.6.8-13.el6.2.x86_64.rpm
- paps-devel-0.6.8-13.el6.2.s390x.rpm
- paps-0.6.8-13.el6.2.i686.rpm
- paps-0.6.8-13.el6.2.s390x.rpm
- paps-devel-0.6.8-13.el6.2.s390.rpm
- paps-libs-0.6.8-13.el6.2.ppc.rpm
- paps-libs-0.6.8-13.el6.2.i686.rpm
- paps-libs-0.6.8-13.el6.2.x86_64.rpm
- paps-debuginfo-0.6.8-13.el6.2.s390x.rpm
- paps-debuginfo-0.6.8-13.el6.2.s390.rpm
- paps-0.6.8-13.el6.2.x86_64.rpm
- paps-0.6.8-13.el6.2.src.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.