Issued:
2013-02-20
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2013:0400 - scl-utils bug fix and enhancement update


Synopsis

scl-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated scl-utils packages that fix multiple bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The scl-utils packages provide a runtime utility and RPM packaging macros for packaging Software Collections. Software Collections allow users to concurrently install multiple versions of the same RPM packages on the system. Using the scl utility, users may enable specific versions of RPMs, which are installed into the /opt directory.

The scl-utils packages have been upgraded to upstream version 20120927, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. The following list includes notable bug fixes:

* The fix has been provided for a double free or corruption error when

reading commands from the standard input, which could have led to a segmentation fault under certain circumstances.

* The /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-compress script now properly compresses man

pages in %_mandir.

(BZ#855999)

All users who require scl-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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

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

  • scl-utils-debuginfo-20120927-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • scl-utils-20120927-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • scl-utils-debuginfo-20120927-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • scl-utils-build-20120927-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • scl-utils-20120927-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • scl-utils-build-20120927-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • scl-utils-debuginfo-20120927-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • scl-utils-20120927-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • scl-utils-20120927-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • scl-utils-20120927-2.el6.src.rpm
  • scl-utils-build-20120927-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • scl-utils-debuginfo-20120927-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • scl-utils-build-20120927-2.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)


Additional information