- Issued:
- 2013-02-20
- Updated:
- 2013-02-20
RHBA-2013:0433 - hivex bug fix update
Synopsis
hivex bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated hivex packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
Hivex is a library for extracting the contents of Windows Registry "hive" files, which is designed to be secure against corrupted or malicious registry files. Hive files are undocumented binary files.
This update fixes the following bugs:
-
Previously, the description of the package contained inappropriate text. This update provides a correction of the language used and now, the spec file contains only neutral expressions. (BZ#822741)
-
Certain hive files that had a very large number of child nodes under a single parent node could not be parsed. A patch has been added to allow read-only access to these child nodes. (BZ#841924)
Users of hivex are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.
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 Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| 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 Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- hivex-1.3.3-4.2.el6.src.rpm
- ocaml-hivex-1.3.3-4.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- hivex-devel-1.3.3-4.2.el6.i686.rpm
- python-hivex-1.3.3-4.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- hivex-devel-1.3.3-4.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- ocaml-hivex-devel-1.3.3-4.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- hivex-debuginfo-1.3.3-4.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- hivex-1.3.3-4.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- perl-hivex-1.3.3-4.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- hivex-debuginfo-1.3.3-4.2.el6.i686.rpm
- hivex-1.3.3-4.2.el6.i686.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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