- Issued:
- 2008-10-30
- Updated:
- 2008-10-30
RHBA-2008:0963 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
coreutils bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated coreutils package that fixes a bug with the date command's
output width is now available.
Description
The coreutils package contains core GNU utilities. It is a combination of
the old GNU fileutils, sh-utils, and textutils packages.
This updated coreutils package fixes a bug which occurred when calling the
date command and attempting to set the output width to a length less than
9. For example, calling 'date + "%xN"', where x was an integer value
representing the desired display width, always resulted in a displayed date
value of width 9. In these updated packages, the date command will print
output that corresponds to the specified width, thus resolving this issue.
All users of coreutils are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which resolves this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.7 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 468152 - date +'%6N' shows 9 digits
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: e725ec5f38aee170438543e93a4bb4e65ed16e28e987b73382632ec6e3081b3d |
| x86_64 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 60159a85c9b7cf0512827ad8aeb5269e14255fb1ca8bb7f3013f09fd6e149bde |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 60159a85c9b7cf0512827ad8aeb5269e14255fb1ca8bb7f3013f09fd6e149bde |
| ia64 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 3dc5285de85ef9ed80eb91e23fbb2a2f44ef3d40a5088cbab3e6c7537ee69259 |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 3dc5285de85ef9ed80eb91e23fbb2a2f44ef3d40a5088cbab3e6c7537ee69259 |
| i386 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 011c6a269e8915c5e47e68319d1ffba12ca85a3636b0139f4b20306931a1bcd9 |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 011c6a269e8915c5e47e68319d1ffba12ca85a3636b0139f4b20306931a1bcd9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: e725ec5f38aee170438543e93a4bb4e65ed16e28e987b73382632ec6e3081b3d |
| x86_64 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 60159a85c9b7cf0512827ad8aeb5269e14255fb1ca8bb7f3013f09fd6e149bde |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 60159a85c9b7cf0512827ad8aeb5269e14255fb1ca8bb7f3013f09fd6e149bde |
| ia64 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 3dc5285de85ef9ed80eb91e23fbb2a2f44ef3d40a5088cbab3e6c7537ee69259 |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 3dc5285de85ef9ed80eb91e23fbb2a2f44ef3d40a5088cbab3e6c7537ee69259 |
| i386 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 011c6a269e8915c5e47e68319d1ffba12ca85a3636b0139f4b20306931a1bcd9 |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 011c6a269e8915c5e47e68319d1ffba12ca85a3636b0139f4b20306931a1bcd9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: e725ec5f38aee170438543e93a4bb4e65ed16e28e987b73382632ec6e3081b3d |
| x86_64 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 60159a85c9b7cf0512827ad8aeb5269e14255fb1ca8bb7f3013f09fd6e149bde |
| ia64 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 3dc5285de85ef9ed80eb91e23fbb2a2f44ef3d40a5088cbab3e6c7537ee69259 |
| i386 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 011c6a269e8915c5e47e68319d1ffba12ca85a3636b0139f4b20306931a1bcd9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: e725ec5f38aee170438543e93a4bb4e65ed16e28e987b73382632ec6e3081b3d |
| x86_64 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 60159a85c9b7cf0512827ad8aeb5269e14255fb1ca8bb7f3013f09fd6e149bde |
| i386 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 011c6a269e8915c5e47e68319d1ffba12ca85a3636b0139f4b20306931a1bcd9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: e725ec5f38aee170438543e93a4bb4e65ed16e28e987b73382632ec6e3081b3d |
| s390x | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d88ab49ce70597bc37bdac4c0ae5f8d5e5a589e522ac88dd21132d27bb8ec389 |
| s390 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 5f0a0a1cd0f3413e4e0d2fca4c64bd15f653f1c23d99354e02f77bb6d476c87b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: e725ec5f38aee170438543e93a4bb4e65ed16e28e987b73382632ec6e3081b3d |
| s390x | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d88ab49ce70597bc37bdac4c0ae5f8d5e5a589e522ac88dd21132d27bb8ec389 |
| s390 | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 5f0a0a1cd0f3413e4e0d2fca4c64bd15f653f1c23d99354e02f77bb6d476c87b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: e725ec5f38aee170438543e93a4bb4e65ed16e28e987b73382632ec6e3081b3d |
| ppc | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 425546f35e993c10765b5faf04d60c932ee9216573f0ea03371d271c0acb251d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: e725ec5f38aee170438543e93a4bb4e65ed16e28e987b73382632ec6e3081b3d |
| ppc | |
| coreutils-5.2.1-31.8.el4_7.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 425546f35e993c10765b5faf04d60c932ee9216573f0ea03371d271c0acb251d |
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