Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0186 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2011-01-31
Updated:
2011-01-31

RHBA-2011:0186 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

gdb bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An updated gdb package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.

Description

The GNU Debugger, GDB, allows the debugging of programs written in C, C++, and
other languages by executing them in a controlled fashion and then printing out
their data.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, a change to the list of shared libraries could corrupt the

internal "bpstat" structure. Consequent to this, typing the "info program"
command at a GDB prompt could cause the utility to terminate unexpectedly with a
segmentation fault. This update ensures that the "bpstat" structure always
contains the correct data, and running the "info program" command no longer
causes the debugger to crash. (BZ#669636)

All users of gdb 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 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 5.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 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 5.6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 669636 - [5.6] Using call subcommand to the functions handling DSOs causes info program to behave abnormally

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
x86_64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 02162c97ce666032e08d19b81c75738af2e40de45ce6922728df63875eb323b6
ia64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 94cb31f158cb9a3ab1128e3a5b9369b16ed6c0e67a76e3c9671ba92b05c17a6e
i386
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
x86_64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 02162c97ce666032e08d19b81c75738af2e40de45ce6922728df63875eb323b6
ia64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 94cb31f158cb9a3ab1128e3a5b9369b16ed6c0e67a76e3c9671ba92b05c17a6e
i386
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
x86_64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 02162c97ce666032e08d19b81c75738af2e40de45ce6922728df63875eb323b6
ia64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 94cb31f158cb9a3ab1128e3a5b9369b16ed6c0e67a76e3c9671ba92b05c17a6e
i386
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
x86_64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 02162c97ce666032e08d19b81c75738af2e40de45ce6922728df63875eb323b6
i386
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
x86_64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 02162c97ce666032e08d19b81c75738af2e40de45ce6922728df63875eb323b6
i386
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
s390x
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 277799526234688cf04a45ff2476ddbfcea39dd23895f18fd915d623773026cb

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
s390x
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 277799526234688cf04a45ff2476ddbfcea39dd23895f18fd915d623773026cb

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
ppc
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: d2e980d7e38f6a423dc2d0817865bffc1aafb6847489b5991c87d22b9004fc23

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
ppc
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: d2e980d7e38f6a423dc2d0817865bffc1aafb6847489b5991c87d22b9004fc23

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
x86_64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 02162c97ce666032e08d19b81c75738af2e40de45ce6922728df63875eb323b6
i386
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6

SRPM
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 80ad721da6222edbafb84dabb070cdda9012e4221302d051d52c2194784e5777
x86_64
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 02162c97ce666032e08d19b81c75738af2e40de45ce6922728df63875eb323b6
i386
gdb-7.0.1-32.el5_6.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: 85fb5da696e87e27699c12066e5e410bd814282dc60341de09756661e198beb3

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