- Issued:
- 2012-03-21
- Updated:
- 2012-03-21
RHBA-2012:0408 - coreutils bug fix update
Synopsis
coreutils bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated coreutils package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The coreutils package contains the core GNU utilities. It is the combination of the old GNU fileutils, sh-utils, and textutils packages.
This update fixes the following bug:
- An incomplete fix for behavior of the "mv --backup" command, that was released with the RHBA-2011:1074 errata advisory, caused the "cp --backup" command to work incorrectly. When used with a directory as a source argument, the "cp --backup" command did not backup individual files within the directory but whole directory. This update corrects the problem and the "--backup" feature of the "cp" utility now works as intended again. (BZ#803356)
All users of coreutils are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug.
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 | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | 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
- coreutils-debuginfo-5.97-34.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
- coreutils-debuginfo-5.97-34.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
- coreutils-5.97-34.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
- coreutils-5.97-34.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
- coreutils-5.97-34.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
- coreutils-5.97-34.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
- coreutils-debuginfo-5.97-34.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
- coreutils-debuginfo-5.97-34.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
- coreutils-5.97-34.el5_8.1.src.rpm
- coreutils-debuginfo-5.97-34.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
- coreutils-5.97-34.el5_8.1.i386.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/.
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