Bug Fix Advisory Updated psmisc packages are available

Advisory: RHBA-2002:090-04
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2002-05-16
Last updated on: 2002-07-08
Affected Products: Red Hat Linux 7.3
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated psmisc packages are available which fix a problem with signal names.

The psmisc package contains utilities for managing processes on your
system.

psmisc uses an internal list of signal numbers and their corresponding
names. This list was out of sync with the rest of the system, so
commands such as:

killall -USR2 progname

sent the wrong signal.

The updated packages generate their signal list from
/usr/include/bits/signum.h and are not vulnerable to this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Red Hat Linux 7.3

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/SRPMS/psmisc-20.2-3.73.src.rpm
Missing file
    b8ee0a524a405b039e42ccdb7af59b8d
 
IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/psmisc-20.2-3.73.i386.rpm
Missing file
    8a7a4b688d9a23692defeac895021b30
 

Keywords

name, psmisc, signal


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