RHBA-2024:5300 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for autoconf is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Description

GNU's Autoconf is a tool for configuring source code and Makefiles. Using Autoconf, programmers can create portable and configurable packages, since the person building the package is allowed to specify various configuration options. You should install Autoconf if you are developing software and would like to create shell scripts that configure your source code packages. If you are installing Autoconf, you will also need to install the GNU m4 package. Note that the Autoconf package is not required for the end-user who may be configuring software with an Autoconf-generated script; Autoconf is only required for the generation of the scripts, not their use.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• autoconf unexpectedly propagates flags to the linker when using Intel Fortran compiler [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:RHEL-40719)

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

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

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64

Fixes

• RHEL-40719 - autoconf unexpectedly propagates flags to the linker when using Intel Fortran compiler [rhel-8.10.z]

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)