RHBA-2011:1501 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated expect packages that fix multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The "expect" packages contain a tool for automating and testing interactive
command line programs and Tk applications. Tcl is a portable and widely used
scripting language, while Tk is a graphical toolkit that eases development of
text-based and GUI applications.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Prior to this update, the su binary was not called with the full path

(/bin/su). This problem has been fixed in this update. (BZ#702265)

• Prior to this update, the expect(1) man page was not formatted properly. As a

result, the content of the man page was not easily readable. The problem has
been fixed with this update. (BZ#699613)

• Prior to this update, the /usr/bin/passmass script expected a different

password change prompt than the one provided. As a result, the script did not
work properly. This problem has been fixed in this update. (BZ#567307)

• Prior to this update, expect paused for 1 second when exiting from an

interactive script. This unintended behavior has been fixed in this update.
(BZ#520451)

All users of "expect" are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
fix these bugs.

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 - 520451 - expect pauses on exit
• BZ - 567307 - /usr/bin/passmass does not cope with RHEL5 password prompts
• BZ - 699613 - Man page is bad formatted

CVEs

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References

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