- Issued:
- 2009-04-30
- Updated:
- 2009-04-30
RHBA-2009:0456 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
file bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated file package that fixes a bug is now available.
Description
The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the
type of data contained in the file.
This updated file package provides fixes for the following bug:
- A core file, which is created when a program crashes, contains the name
of the crashed program. The file command did not report the correct program
name on some core files. The file command reports the correct name with
this updated package.
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated file 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/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 497163 - Incorrect command name from the core file
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 020e89948e4a9cc3ba66014f2da72c03c897987b73fcfa3fdb1c6578192db138 |
| x86_64 | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5241f2d7f89ea9d7dc08e0a93f9b3e7139116671cf0dbc97f95dad25be456be2 |
| ia64 | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: a532f83bbd9ccfb67991ba594d3f607eeaad623e47aea94b76b9edc72a4212c4 |
| i386 | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 04c00bf01f6ac996ffbb032dd357e5f483a5c768d3171757369d2a39500111c5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 020e89948e4a9cc3ba66014f2da72c03c897987b73fcfa3fdb1c6578192db138 |
| x86_64 | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5241f2d7f89ea9d7dc08e0a93f9b3e7139116671cf0dbc97f95dad25be456be2 |
| i386 | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 04c00bf01f6ac996ffbb032dd357e5f483a5c768d3171757369d2a39500111c5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 020e89948e4a9cc3ba66014f2da72c03c897987b73fcfa3fdb1c6578192db138 |
| x86_64 | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5241f2d7f89ea9d7dc08e0a93f9b3e7139116671cf0dbc97f95dad25be456be2 |
| i386 | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 04c00bf01f6ac996ffbb032dd357e5f483a5c768d3171757369d2a39500111c5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 020e89948e4a9cc3ba66014f2da72c03c897987b73fcfa3fdb1c6578192db138 |
| s390x | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 6f2245b361c475dcada726900bcff6236b94f80d7ef9efe34ed816be705a6079 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| s390x |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 020e89948e4a9cc3ba66014f2da72c03c897987b73fcfa3fdb1c6578192db138 |
| ppc | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: fb571951497a852246358a13ee7376a9b399d11bab874a1738f2a3c007e17faf |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ppc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 020e89948e4a9cc3ba66014f2da72c03c897987b73fcfa3fdb1c6578192db138 |
| x86_64 | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5241f2d7f89ea9d7dc08e0a93f9b3e7139116671cf0dbc97f95dad25be456be2 |
| i386 | |
| file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 04c00bf01f6ac996ffbb032dd357e5f483a5c768d3171757369d2a39500111c5 |
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