- Issued:
- 2013-08-09
- Updated:
- 2013-11-20
RHBA-2013:1148 - talk bug fix update
Synopsis
talk bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
Updated talk packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The talk utility is a communication program that copies lines from one terminal to the terminal of another user.
This update fixes the following bug:
- The talk utility allows a user to specify the target user in the "username.hostname" form. Consequent to this, previous versions of the utility did not support usernames that contained a period. With this update, a new command line option (that is, "-x") has been added to enforce the use of the "username@hostname" form, so that the username can contain periods. As well, the corresponding manual page has been extended to provide a complete list of supported command line arguments. (BZ#691355)
Users of talk are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
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/site/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
- talk-debuginfo-0.17-36.el6.i686.rpm
- talk-server-0.17-36.el6.i686.rpm
- talk-0.17-36.el6.ppc64.rpm
- talk-debuginfo-0.17-36.el6.ppc64.rpm
- talk-server-0.17-36.el6.ppc64.rpm
- talk-server-0.17-36.el6.x86_64.rpm
- talk-debuginfo-0.17-36.el6.x86_64.rpm
- talk-0.17-36.el6.i686.rpm
- talk-0.17-36.el6.s390x.rpm
- talk-0.17-36.el6.src.rpm
- talk-debuginfo-0.17-36.el6.s390x.rpm
- talk-0.17-36.el6.x86_64.rpm
- talk-server-0.17-36.el6.s390x.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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