- Issued:
- 2012-04-03
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0445 - pcre bug fix update
Synopsis
pcre bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated pcre packages that fix three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The pcre packages provide the Perl-compatible regular expression (PCRE) library.
This update fixes the following bugs:
-
Prior to this update, the PCRE license file was missing from the pcre-static subpackage. This update adds the license file. (BZ#613690)
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Prior to this update, the pcretest(1) manual page contained various misprints. This update corrects these misprints. (BZ#676636)
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Prior to this update, the pcregrep(1) manual page contained various misprints. This update corrects these misprints. (BZ#676643)
All users of pcre are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.
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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| 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
- pcre-static-7.8-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- pcre-devel-7.8-4.el6.s390.rpm
- pcre-debuginfo-7.8-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- pcre-devel-7.8-4.el6.i686.rpm
- pcre-7.8-4.el6.s390.rpm
- pcre-7.8-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- pcre-7.8-4.el6.src.rpm
- pcre-7.8-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- pcre-devel-7.8-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- pcre-debuginfo-7.8-4.el6.i686.rpm
- pcre-7.8-4.el6.i686.rpm
- pcre-devel-7.8-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- pcre-7.8-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pcre-debuginfo-7.8-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pcre-debuginfo-7.8-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- pcre-static-7.8-4.el6.i686.rpm
- pcre-static-7.8-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pcre-static-7.8-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pcre-debuginfo-7.8-4.el6.s390.rpm
- pcre-devel-7.8-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- pcre-devel-7.8-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pcre-7.8-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- pcre-debuginfo-7.8-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 613690
- This content is not included.BZ - 676636
- This content is not included.BZ - 676643
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.