- Issued:
- 2012-06-20
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0936 - valgrind bug fix and enhancement update
Synopsis
valgrind bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated valgrind packages that fix one bug and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The valgrind packages provide a programming utility for debugging memory, detecting memory leaks, and profiling.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, the "memalign" and "posix_memalign" replacements could only handle alignments of 1 MB maximum. As a consequence, running qemu-kvm in valgrind could cause alignment errors. This update modifies the underlying code so that memalign and posix_memalign replacement can now handle alignments up to 4 MB. (BZ#757728)
This update also adds the following enhancement:
- With this update, valgrind has been updated to provide complete support for IBM POWER7 Series and VPN-1 Power VSX hardware as well as support for Decimal Floating Point (DFP). (BZ#739143)
All users of valgrind are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug 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 - 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
- valgrind-3.6.0-5.el6.src.rpm
- valgrind-3.6.0-5.el6.s390x.rpm
- valgrind-3.6.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- valgrind-openmpi-3.6.0-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
- valgrind-devel-3.6.0-5.el6.i686.rpm
- valgrind-openmpi-3.6.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- valgrind-openmpi-3.6.0-5.el6.i686.rpm
- valgrind-3.6.0-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
- valgrind-3.6.0-5.el6.ppc.rpm
- valgrind-devel-3.6.0-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
- valgrind-devel-3.6.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
- valgrind-3.6.0-5.el6.i686.rpm
- valgrind-devel-3.6.0-5.el6.ppc.rpm
- valgrind-devel-3.6.0-5.el6.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
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References
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Additional information
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