Issued:
2012-02-20
Updated:
2012-02-20

RHBA-2012:0159 - ksh bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

ksh bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated ksh package that fixes multiple bugs and adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

KSH-93 is the most recent version of the KornShell by David Korn of AT&T Bell Laboratories. KornShell is a shell programming language which is also compatible with sh, the original Bourne Shell.

This updated ksh package includes numerous bug fixes and one enhancement. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.8_Technical_Notes/ksh.html#RHBA-2012-0159

All users of ksh are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs and adds this enhancement.

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

Updated Packages

  • ksh-20100621-5.el5.i386.rpm
  • ksh-20100621-5.el5.ia64.rpm
  • ksh-20100621-5.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • ksh-20100621-5.el5.s390x.rpm
  • ksh-20100621-5.el5.ppc.rpm
  • ksh-20100621-5.el5.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

Additional information