RHBA-2012:1193 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated pdksh packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.

Description

The pdksh package contains a public domain implementation the Korn shell
(ksh-88). The ksh shell is a command interpreter intended for both interactive
and shell script use.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update, the pdksh binary file was installed as "/bin/pdksh" but

the path written to the /etc/shells file was "/usr/bin/pdksh". As a consequence,
some audit tools reported errors. This update fixes the path written to
/etc/shells and audit tools no longer report errors in the described scenario.
(BZ#848078)

Users of pdksh 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

CVEs

(none)

References

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