Issued:
2012-04-05
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0456 - expect bug fix update

Synopsis

expect bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated expect package that fixes multiple bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The "expect" package contains a tool for automating and testing interactive command line programs and Tk applications. Tcl is a portable and widely used scripting language, while Tk is a graphical toolkit that eases development of text-based and GUI applications.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the expect(1) manual page was not formatted properly. As a result, the content of the manual page was not readable. The formatting has been corrected to ensure easy readability. (BZ#674866)

  • Prior to this update, the passmass script did not call the "su" binary with the full path (/bin/su). The passmass script has been modified to call "/bin/su" rather than "su", which is more secure. (BZ#735962)

  • Due to incorrect characters matching, applications created by the autoexpect utility could terminate unexpectedly with a segmentation fault. With this update, the number of characters is matched correctly and applications created by autoexpect run successfully. (BZ#742911)

  • Previously, the expect-devel subpackage contained a symbolic link to the expect library, which led to an unnecessary dependency. With this update, the link is located in the expect package. (BZ#782859)

All users of expect are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs.

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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • expect-devel-5.44.1.15-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • expect-5.44.1.15-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • expect-devel-5.44.1.15-4.el6.s390.rpm
  • expect-debuginfo-5.44.1.15-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • expect-devel-5.44.1.15-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • expect-5.44.1.15-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • expect-5.44.1.15-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • expect-debuginfo-5.44.1.15-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • expectk-5.44.1.15-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • expect-debuginfo-5.44.1.15-4.el6.s390x.rpm
  • expect-devel-5.44.1.15-4.el6.ppc.rpm
  • expect-5.44.1.15-4.el6.s390x.rpm
  • expect-5.44.1.15-4.el6.src.rpm
  • expect-devel-5.44.1.15-4.el6.s390x.rpm
  • expect-debuginfo-5.44.1.15-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • expect-devel-5.44.1.15-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • expectk-5.44.1.15-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • expectk-5.44.1.15-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • expectk-5.44.1.15-4.el6.s390x.rpm
  • expect-debuginfo-5.44.1.15-4.el6.ppc.rpm
  • expect-debuginfo-5.44.1.15-4.el6.s390.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information