Synopsis
gawk bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
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Topic
Updated gawk packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6.
Description
The gawk packages provide the GNU version of the text processing utility awk.
Awk interprets a special-purpose programming language to do quick and easy text
pattern matching and reformatting jobs.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, the gawk utility by default used the POSIX definition when
searching for the range patterns of given regular expressions. For example, the
regular expression "[A-Z]" also matched lowercase characters. However, this
behavior was not intuitive and could be confusing for the users. With this
update, gawk matches only uppercase characters when searching for affected
regular expressions. The previous behavior can be enabled if needed by using the
- -posix parameter. (BZ#1271701)
Users of gawk 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.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.7 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.7 ppc64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
Fixes
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BZ - 1271701
- awk matches lowercase when searching for uppercase range
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
Click a package name for more details.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
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SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
i386 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 839bc13afe2db8c179ed94227a8f8e69b48a9e6d6660642fd074040261a7e913 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
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SHA-256: 4970a43d3fb97987924340369a4d44bc7e5474d13b7a2df8e443bfbee200f9ab |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
i386 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 839bc13afe2db8c179ed94227a8f8e69b48a9e6d6660642fd074040261a7e913 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
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SHA-256: 4970a43d3fb97987924340369a4d44bc7e5474d13b7a2df8e443bfbee200f9ab |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
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SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
i386 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 839bc13afe2db8c179ed94227a8f8e69b48a9e6d6660642fd074040261a7e913 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
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SHA-256: 4970a43d3fb97987924340369a4d44bc7e5474d13b7a2df8e443bfbee200f9ab |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
i386 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 839bc13afe2db8c179ed94227a8f8e69b48a9e6d6660642fd074040261a7e913 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 4970a43d3fb97987924340369a4d44bc7e5474d13b7a2df8e443bfbee200f9ab |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
i386 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 839bc13afe2db8c179ed94227a8f8e69b48a9e6d6660642fd074040261a7e913 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 4970a43d3fb97987924340369a4d44bc7e5474d13b7a2df8e443bfbee200f9ab |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
s390x |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.s390x.rpm
|
SHA-256: 23574c19f9eed3f2b0e719f00e4b93707310c2278eadb883f694c5d96d203c69 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.s390x.rpm
|
SHA-256: 54698a3efb5830e0af4cbf0326f86cf43800d6160efc374c9b494dc68804632d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.7
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
s390x |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.s390x.rpm
|
SHA-256: 23574c19f9eed3f2b0e719f00e4b93707310c2278eadb883f694c5d96d203c69 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.s390x.rpm
|
SHA-256: 54698a3efb5830e0af4cbf0326f86cf43800d6160efc374c9b494dc68804632d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
ppc64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.ppc64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 599080aff91cb7808f47156624f05dcf3b1471d0e002121e1fad7fdd1ec3a048 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.ppc64.rpm
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SHA-256: 31d8f4b0489ac70bec4eacea867385ccd3422db547b1a110260e3ca14b94b071 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.7
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
ppc64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.ppc64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 599080aff91cb7808f47156624f05dcf3b1471d0e002121e1fad7fdd1ec3a048 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.ppc64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 31d8f4b0489ac70bec4eacea867385ccd3422db547b1a110260e3ca14b94b071 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
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SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
i386 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 839bc13afe2db8c179ed94227a8f8e69b48a9e6d6660642fd074040261a7e913 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 4970a43d3fb97987924340369a4d44bc7e5474d13b7a2df8e443bfbee200f9ab |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
i386 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 839bc13afe2db8c179ed94227a8f8e69b48a9e6d6660642fd074040261a7e913 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.i686.rpm
|
SHA-256: 4970a43d3fb97987924340369a4d44bc7e5474d13b7a2df8e443bfbee200f9ab |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.7
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
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SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
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SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
s390x |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.s390x.rpm
|
SHA-256: 23574c19f9eed3f2b0e719f00e4b93707310c2278eadb883f694c5d96d203c69 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.s390x.rpm
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SHA-256: 54698a3efb5830e0af4cbf0326f86cf43800d6160efc374c9b494dc68804632d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.src.rpm
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SHA-256: 83f9254bb91cce919e438ebc694097f0af00b5b037ee50da9331cdc00fafcc87 |
x86_64 |
gawk-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: ac60f3ac2ba4dec444e78dce5b1134a7d8e09f5014ba13088839787454d167e9 |
gawk-debuginfo-3.1.7-10.el6_7.3.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: d8e37b347188b9e71827e9deef0cb5b42d42f7f4622ebf302d9d86482c640347 |