RHBA-2012:0834 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated readline packages that fix a bug and add an enhancement are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The Readline library provides a set of functions that allow users to edit
command lines.

These updated readline packages fix the following bug:

• Previously, the Readline library defined isxdigit as a macro but it is a

template function in C++. Consequently, when compiling C++ code, every other C++
header had to be included before the Readline headers in order to avoid
compiling errors. With this update, isxdigit is no longer defined as a macro if
the compiled program is in C++. As a result, developers no longer have to avoid
including Readline headers first when working with C++. (BZ#722942)

In addition, these updated readline packages provide the following enhancement:

• This update adds advisory TTY input audit events, to record the lines actually

reported to applications. (BZ#244350)

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated readline packages, which fix this
bug and add this enhancement.

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/knowledge/articles/11258

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 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 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 244350 - TTY input audit support

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)