Issued:
2011-09-01
Updated:
2011-09-01

RHBA-2011:1246 - boost bug fix update

Synopsis

boost bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated boost packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The boost packages provide free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries with emphasis on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • An application compiled against the boost package version prior to 1.33.1-10.el5_7.2, and run with this exact version installed, could be killed by a SIGSEGV signal due to mismatch in the application binary interface (ABI) of the regular expression library. That failure could only be fixed by recompiling the application. This updated package rectifies the ABI changes in aforementioned version of the boost package.

Important: any client application which was recompiled against boost version 1.33.1-10.el5_7.2 should be recompiled against this updated package to ensure a stable ABI and avoid any potential incompatibility. (BZ#727895)

Users of boost are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
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 Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • boost-devel-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.x86_64.rpm
  • boost-doc-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.ppc.rpm
  • boost-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.ppc.rpm
  • boost-doc-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.s390x.rpm
  • boost-doc-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.ia64.rpm
  • boost-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.src.rpm
  • boost-devel-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.ppc.rpm
  • boost-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.s390.rpm
  • boost-devel-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.ia64.rpm
  • boost-devel-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.ppc64.rpm
  • boost-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.s390x.rpm
  • boost-devel-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.s390x.rpm
  • boost-doc-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.i386.rpm
  • boost-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.ppc64.rpm
  • boost-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.i386.rpm
  • boost-doc-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.x86_64.rpm
  • boost-devel-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.i386.rpm
  • boost-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.ia64.rpm
  • boost-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.x86_64.rpm
  • boost-devel-1.33.1-10.el5_7.3.s390.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information