RHBA-2012:0444 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated cpio package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The cpio package provides the GNU cpio file archiver utility. GNU cpio can be
used to copy and extract files into or from cpio and Tar archives.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update,the options --to-stdout and --no-absolute-filenames were

not listed in the cpio (1) manual page. This update includes the missing options
and corrects several misprints. (BZ#746209)

All users of cpio are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes
this bug.

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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 746209 - Missing "--no-absolute-filenames" in the cpio man page.

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)