Issued:
2013-05-21
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:0844 - environment-modules bug fix update

Synopsis

environment-modules bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated environment-modules packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The environment-modules packages provide for the dynamic modification of a user's environment using modulefiles. Each modulefile contains the information needed to configure the shell for an application. Once the package is initialized, the environment can be modified on a per-module basis using the module command which interprets modulefiles.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • When updating the environment-modules package, changes to the /usr/share/Modules/init/.modulespath config file were being silently replaced by upgrades. The file is now set marked as %config(noreplace) in the spec file, thus it is preserved between updates. (BZ#918540)

  • The environment scripts of csh and tcsh used the "test" command without specifying the PATH variable. That could have possibly resulted in an unexpected behavior as a user binary called "test" could have been run instead. With this update, the "test" binary is called by its full path. Misbehavior caused by calling a random test binary is no longer possible. (BZ#929007)

  • When updating the environment-modules package, changes to environment scripts in /etc/profile.d were not preserved. With this update, those scripts have been marked as configuration scripts, thus they are preserved between updates. (BZ#953198)

All users of environment-modules 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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
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 - 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 Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • environment-modules-debuginfo-3.2.9c-6.el6.i686.rpm
  • environment-modules-debuginfo-3.2.9c-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • environment-modules-3.2.9c-6.el6.src.rpm
  • environment-modules-3.2.9c-6.el6.i686.rpm
  • environment-modules-3.2.9c-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • environment-modules-debuginfo-3.2.9c-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • environment-modules-3.2.9c-6.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information