Synopsis

gdbm bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated gdbm packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6.

Description

Gdbm is a GNU database indexing library, which includes routines which use
extensible hashing. Gdbm works in a similar way to standard UNIX dbm routines.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Due to incorrect open file flags, the gdbm utility caused creation of a new

file when opening a non-existent file for reading. To fix this bug, the wrong
file open flags have been set correctly, and gdbm thus no
longer creates a new file in the aforementioned scenario. (BZ#629640)

Users of gdbm 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/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 - 629640 - Wrong open file flags result in wrong behaviour when opening un-existed file for reading

CVEs

(none)

References

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