Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2010:0783 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2011-02-16
Updated:
2011-02-16

RHBA-2010:0783 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

file bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An updated file package that fixes a bug in the 64-bit executable identification
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 package fixes the following bug:

  • Due to an incorrect computation of the "bufsize" value, attempting to identify

certain 64-bit executables resulted in the "bad note name size 0xfff10011" error
message. With this update, this computation has been fixed, and 64-bit
executables are now identified as expected. (BZ#491698)

All users 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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

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 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 Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

  • BZ - 491698 - file returns "bad note name size 0xfff10011 /false positive?" on 64bit executable

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
file-4.10-9.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 97bb39fa8a9ff534b723a8083caa83fa943ebcae2f4de58532f11ce1387b8d7a
x86_64
file-4.10-9.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5ce45c21c7d9e455c6eb0debd4eb785ef0a2b441d2557288ed8990d2b221dc13
file-4.10-9.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5ce45c21c7d9e455c6eb0debd4eb785ef0a2b441d2557288ed8990d2b221dc13
ia64
file-4.10-9.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 8772c902fbf987f9b6abe7852636ae1c9e89bd10d851b720ebc010bb33a2ccdd
file-4.10-9.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 8772c902fbf987f9b6abe7852636ae1c9e89bd10d851b720ebc010bb33a2ccdd
i386
file-4.10-9.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 4f879388fe8c8e84d3b263efa7b4451eff21d54951c9ab24adbb839519524a71
file-4.10-9.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 4f879388fe8c8e84d3b263efa7b4451eff21d54951c9ab24adbb839519524a71

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
file-4.10-9.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 97bb39fa8a9ff534b723a8083caa83fa943ebcae2f4de58532f11ce1387b8d7a
x86_64
file-4.10-9.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5ce45c21c7d9e455c6eb0debd4eb785ef0a2b441d2557288ed8990d2b221dc13
ia64
file-4.10-9.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 8772c902fbf987f9b6abe7852636ae1c9e89bd10d851b720ebc010bb33a2ccdd
i386
file-4.10-9.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 4f879388fe8c8e84d3b263efa7b4451eff21d54951c9ab24adbb839519524a71

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
file-4.10-9.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 97bb39fa8a9ff534b723a8083caa83fa943ebcae2f4de58532f11ce1387b8d7a
x86_64
file-4.10-9.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5ce45c21c7d9e455c6eb0debd4eb785ef0a2b441d2557288ed8990d2b221dc13
i386
file-4.10-9.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 4f879388fe8c8e84d3b263efa7b4451eff21d54951c9ab24adbb839519524a71

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4

SRPM
file-4.10-9.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 97bb39fa8a9ff534b723a8083caa83fa943ebcae2f4de58532f11ce1387b8d7a
s390x
file-4.10-9.el4.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 46dca86176f3a4652106f953ba41077326909ced254e6eecf7842bdfbed3825e
s390
file-4.10-9.el4.s390.rpm SHA-256: e8000e9687164840767260456c643af04cc71c3cb3c92b7a614647daa1c2c1d9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
file-4.10-9.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 97bb39fa8a9ff534b723a8083caa83fa943ebcae2f4de58532f11ce1387b8d7a
ppc
file-4.10-9.el4.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 2716750d38ff1bfb014bdabc047cd6a9be58666e5f29b5eaf3d34c358b6ce805

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