RHBA-2011:1246 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated boost packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.

Description

The boost packages provide free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries with
emphasis on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library.

This update fixes the following bug:

• An application compiled against the boost package version prior to

1.33.1-10.el5_7.2, and run with this exact version installed, could be killed by
a SIGSEGV signal due to mismatch in the application binary interface (ABI) of
the regular expression library. That failure could only be fixed by recompiling
the application. This updated package rectifies the ABI changes in
aforementioned version of the boost package.

Important: any client application which was recompiled against boost version
1.33.1-10.el5_7.2 should be recompiled against this updated package to ensure a
stable ABI and avoid any potential incompatibility. (BZ#727895)

Users of boost 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/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 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 Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 733235 - Fix for 727895 caused an ABI regression

CVEs

(none)

References

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