RHBA-2012:1171 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated irssi packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Irssi is a modular IRC client with Perl scripting. Only the text-mode front end
is currently supported.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update, when the user attempted to use the "/unload" command to

unload a static module, Irssi incorrectly marked this module as unavailable,
rendering the user unable to load this module again without restarting the
client. This update adapts the underlying source code to ensure that only
dynamic modules can be unloaded. (BZ#639258)

• The previous version of the irssi(1) manual page documented "--usage" as a

valid command line option. This was incorrect, because Irssi no longer supports
this option and an attempt to use it causes it to fail with an error. With this
update, the manual page has been corrected and no longer documents unsupported
command line options. (BZ#845047)

All users of irssi 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/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 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 - 639258 - Can't reload modules
• BZ - 845047 - irssi - Inconsistency between manual page and help message (option --usage not working)

CVEs

(none)

References

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