- Issued:
- 2012-04-09
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0462 - libtar bug fix update
Synopsis
libtar bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated libtar packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The libtar package contains a C library for manipulating tar archives. The library supports both the strict POSIX tar format and many of the commonly used GNU extensions.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, the build system configuration files included in the libtar package were incompatible with the way the rpmbuild tool extracts debugging information from the binaries installed to the rpm build root during the build of a package. As a consequence, the libtar-debuginfo package did not contain debugging information. A patch has been applied to address this issue, and the libtar-debuginfo package now contains the appropriate content. (BZ#729009)
All users of libtar are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
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
- libtar-1.2.11-17.el6.ppc.rpm
- libtar-1.2.11-17.el6.i686.rpm
- libtar-devel-1.2.11-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libtar-debuginfo-1.2.11-17.el6.s390x.rpm
- libtar-debuginfo-1.2.11-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libtar-1.2.11-17.el6.s390x.rpm
- libtar-1.2.11-17.el6.src.rpm
- libtar-devel-1.2.11-17.el6.i686.rpm
- libtar-devel-1.2.11-17.el6.ppc.rpm
- libtar-debuginfo-1.2.11-17.el6.i686.rpm
- libtar-1.2.11-17.el6.s390.rpm
- libtar-debuginfo-1.2.11-17.el6.s390.rpm
- libtar-devel-1.2.11-17.el6.s390.rpm
- libtar-debuginfo-1.2.11-17.el6.ppc.rpm
- libtar-1.2.11-17.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libtar-devel-1.2.11-17.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libtar-1.2.11-17.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libtar-devel-1.2.11-17.el6.s390x.rpm
- libtar-debuginfo-1.2.11-17.el6.ppc64.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.