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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2018:3117 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2018-10-30
Updated:
2018-10-30

RHBA-2018:3117 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
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Synopsis

bash enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for bash is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

The bash packages provide Bash (Bourne-again shell), which is the default shell for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Users of bash are advised to upgrade to these updated packages.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 7 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 7 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

  • BZ - 1495398 - Append '/' while tab completing directory names

CVEs

(none)

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.6_release_notes/index
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
x86_64
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5b698794a6305bc6d57d2bdddd938b5ab0bf21ae6c5f15e1bf3fb62ca95dc246
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79ead7a73a0dc188abe57053ecb6e2a366505fd6bd52204ce59be26548cb089b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
x86_64
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5b698794a6305bc6d57d2bdddd938b5ab0bf21ae6c5f15e1bf3fb62ca95dc246
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79ead7a73a0dc188abe57053ecb6e2a366505fd6bd52204ce59be26548cb089b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
x86_64
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5b698794a6305bc6d57d2bdddd938b5ab0bf21ae6c5f15e1bf3fb62ca95dc246
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79ead7a73a0dc188abe57053ecb6e2a366505fd6bd52204ce59be26548cb089b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
x86_64
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5b698794a6305bc6d57d2bdddd938b5ab0bf21ae6c5f15e1bf3fb62ca95dc246
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79ead7a73a0dc188abe57053ecb6e2a366505fd6bd52204ce59be26548cb089b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
s390x
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 06d26813dbcee1d59fdc0f9826a392569247e8f53303d560732fc2ec902cb578
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f14d79d04cadc24f57edd70fad4aafcd724b3948bdbb24906821f831b45eb4f2
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f14d79d04cadc24f57edd70fad4aafcd724b3948bdbb24906821f831b45eb4f2
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 67a5afc10ab1c2999147167374a094a5cab10fe5118ce86f0666dcb68a461557

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
ppc64
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 736e1c2fddd30d3a7967b430516cbac8b61738c5bf7d1b0a94604a77554ef4ba
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 8002ce4b9e5ec6e6134a92b11947c986cf934299607c0fe15d5ec9165e2a78c6
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 8002ce4b9e5ec6e6134a92b11947c986cf934299607c0fe15d5ec9165e2a78c6
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 571c6c89188b857c70d8a4a1eb8f8854dbacefce711b184e4a72b226c7ca028b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
x86_64
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5b698794a6305bc6d57d2bdddd938b5ab0bf21ae6c5f15e1bf3fb62ca95dc246
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f2dcb9039c3cecd112505576ec7aa645f0c013e8c34b6a306c4d675d69dea0de
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79ead7a73a0dc188abe57053ecb6e2a366505fd6bd52204ce59be26548cb089b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
ppc64le
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3da1323e8ba7ce3bf183e6a0dc3f68c76e7a1d85df10d35785e16ff48065d6bb
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ae119cf2e8c9d7d31f3c45915eb46bf0226c3aea6f9d2bfda9566f5ed38a7ba5
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ae119cf2e8c9d7d31f3c45915eb46bf0226c3aea6f9d2bfda9566f5ed38a7ba5
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 91ea84ced48b1d7fe80e9ed2eb55191481e41f282fbbd2aeaffa8b8d5e60cb92

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
s390x
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 06d26813dbcee1d59fdc0f9826a392569247e8f53303d560732fc2ec902cb578
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f14d79d04cadc24f57edd70fad4aafcd724b3948bdbb24906821f831b45eb4f2
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f14d79d04cadc24f57edd70fad4aafcd724b3948bdbb24906821f831b45eb4f2
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 67a5afc10ab1c2999147167374a094a5cab10fe5118ce86f0666dcb68a461557

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
aarch64
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 41eb887d6f81d98ca09a8b1797a37a281894851a086ed5b3edf3bd1c40b78cf4
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 11fa1a410db2647bfd9ff0f7c57537fc457007b91793dfbcc158f6103824dbc9
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 11fa1a410db2647bfd9ff0f7c57537fc457007b91793dfbcc158f6103824dbc9
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: cefdbe4efee4142b8822c4d3a2814e7d92e3884c7ca3c017f01ee26209287590

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
ppc64le
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3da1323e8ba7ce3bf183e6a0dc3f68c76e7a1d85df10d35785e16ff48065d6bb
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ae119cf2e8c9d7d31f3c45915eb46bf0226c3aea6f9d2bfda9566f5ed38a7ba5
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ae119cf2e8c9d7d31f3c45915eb46bf0226c3aea6f9d2bfda9566f5ed38a7ba5
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 91ea84ced48b1d7fe80e9ed2eb55191481e41f282fbbd2aeaffa8b8d5e60cb92

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
s390x
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 06d26813dbcee1d59fdc0f9826a392569247e8f53303d560732fc2ec902cb578
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f14d79d04cadc24f57edd70fad4aafcd724b3948bdbb24906821f831b45eb4f2
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: f14d79d04cadc24f57edd70fad4aafcd724b3948bdbb24906821f831b45eb4f2
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 67a5afc10ab1c2999147167374a094a5cab10fe5118ce86f0666dcb68a461557

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
ppc64
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 736e1c2fddd30d3a7967b430516cbac8b61738c5bf7d1b0a94604a77554ef4ba
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 8002ce4b9e5ec6e6134a92b11947c986cf934299607c0fe15d5ec9165e2a78c6
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 8002ce4b9e5ec6e6134a92b11947c986cf934299607c0fe15d5ec9165e2a78c6
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 571c6c89188b857c70d8a4a1eb8f8854dbacefce711b184e4a72b226c7ca028b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7

SRPM
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 5bc10a15a0d5701c8e84b40f3583acb7f6dc36dd2274724c4112e5881edc3868
ppc64le
bash-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3da1323e8ba7ce3bf183e6a0dc3f68c76e7a1d85df10d35785e16ff48065d6bb
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ae119cf2e8c9d7d31f3c45915eb46bf0226c3aea6f9d2bfda9566f5ed38a7ba5
bash-debuginfo-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ae119cf2e8c9d7d31f3c45915eb46bf0226c3aea6f9d2bfda9566f5ed38a7ba5
bash-doc-4.2.46-31.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 91ea84ced48b1d7fe80e9ed2eb55191481e41f282fbbd2aeaffa8b8d5e60cb92

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