- Issued:
- 2012-06-20
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0834 - readline bug fix and enhancement update
Synopsis
readline bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
Updated readline packages that fix a bug and add an enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The Readline library provides a set of functions that allow users to edit command lines.
These updated readline packages fix the following bug:
- Previously, the Readline library defined isxdigit as a macro but it is a template function in C++. Consequently, when compiling C++ code, every other C++ header had to be included before the Readline headers in order to avoid compiling errors. With this update, isxdigit is no longer defined as a macro if the compiled program is in C++. As a result, developers no longer have to avoid including Readline headers first when working with C++. (BZ#722942)
In addition, these updated readline packages provide the following enhancement:
- This update adds advisory TTY input audit events, to record the lines actually reported to applications. (BZ#244350)
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated readline packages, which fix this bug and add this enhancement.
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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
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
- readline-static-6.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
- readline-6.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- readline-debuginfo-6.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
- readline-6.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
- readline-6.0-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- readline-static-6.0-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- readline-devel-6.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
- readline-debuginfo-6.0-4.el6.s390.rpm
- readline-static-6.0-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- readline-debuginfo-6.0-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- readline-static-6.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- readline-6.0-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- readline-devel-6.0-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- readline-devel-6.0-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- readline-devel-6.0-4.el6.s390.rpm
- readline-debuginfo-6.0-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- readline-6.0-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- readline-debuginfo-6.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- readline-devel-6.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- readline-devel-6.0-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- readline-debuginfo-6.0-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- readline-6.0-4.el6.s390.rpm
- readline-6.0-4.el6.src.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
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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.