Bug Fix Advisory Updated bash packages fix several bugs

Advisory: RHBA-2003:140-05
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2003-06-23
Last updated on: 2003-06-23
Affected Products: Red Hat Linux 8.0
Red Hat Linux 9
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated bash packages that fix several bugs are now available.

The GNU Bourne-Again Shell (bash) is a command language interpreter that is
compatible with the Bourne shell (sh). Bash is the default shell
environment for Red Hat Linux.

Several bugs have been found in the bash package, some of which affected
usability. The packages included in this erratum contain fixes that
address these issues.


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 8.0

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/SRPMS/bash-2.05b-5.1.src.rpm
Missing file
    04e1e6a93652815efa63c2ea031300ce
 
IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/bash-2.05b-5.1.i386.rpm
Missing file
    cb214238d1c0225e58ca3ad451d42f0d
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/bash-doc-2.05b-5.1.i386.rpm
Missing file
    76d5c058946f8b7bf7d8e27281ec9a12
 
Red Hat Linux 9

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/SRPMS/bash-2.05b-20.1.src.rpm
Missing file
    4540833ce9211a5db8f3e3c700f58909
 
IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/bash-2.05b-20.1.i386.rpm
Missing file
    fa2aa425bd39ba4a9857dba700227dea
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/bash-doc-2.05b-20.1.i386.rpm
Missing file
    0b66e9154cc2530ae32b8deca553178a
 

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

72512 - bash completion regression for directories buggy
74383 - start of line is discarded when writing a prompt
74701 - Locale rules are inconsistent between X and non-X environments
74925 - Backspace deletes prompt after entering non-ASCII characters
75888 - Vi-mode repeat last command (the '.' command) doesn't work
78455 - rbash doesn't restrict cd or commands with /
83331 - non-ASCII characters corrupt history



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