- Issued:
- 2012-03-28
- Updated:
- 2012-03-28
RHBA-2012:0432 - ksh bug fix update
Synopsis
ksh bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated ksh package that fixes one bug 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 update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, ksh did not expand the tilde (~) character properly. For example, characters in the tilde prefix were not treated as a login name but as a part of the path and the "No such file or directory" message was displayed. The underlying source code has been modified and tilde expansion now works as expected in such a scenario. (BZ#805459)
All users of ksh 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 |
Updated Packages
- ksh-debuginfo-20100621-5.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
- ksh-20100621-5.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
- ksh-debuginfo-20100621-5.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
- ksh-20100621-5.el5_8.1.src.rpm
- ksh-debuginfo-20100621-5.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
- ksh-debuginfo-20100621-5.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
- ksh-20100621-5.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
- ksh-20100621-5.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
- ksh-debuginfo-20100621-5.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
- ksh-20100621-5.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
- ksh-20100621-5.el5_8.1.ppc.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.