- Issued:
- 2015-01-05
- Updated:
- 2016-05-09
RHBA-2015:0005 - gdbm bug fix update
Synopsis
gdbm bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated gdbm packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
Gdbm is a GNU database indexing library, which includes routines which use extensible hashing. Gdbm works in a similar way to standard UNIX dbm routines.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Due to incorrect open file flags, the gdbm utility caused creation of a new file when opening a non-existent file for reading. To fix this bug, the wrong file open flags have been set correctly, and gdbm thus no longer creates a new file in the aforementioned scenario. (BZ#629640)
Users of gdbm 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/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
- gdbm-1.8.0-37.el6.i686.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-37.el6.s390x.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-37.el6.s390x.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-37.el6.s390.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-37.el6.s390.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-37.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-37.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-37.el6.s390.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-37.el6.src.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-37.el6.i686.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-37.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-37.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-37.el6.i686.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-37.el6.ppc.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-37.el6.ppc.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-37.el6.ppc.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-37.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-37.el6.s390x.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-37.el6.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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