Bug Fix Advisory Updated bash package

Advisory: RHBA-2004:343-05
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2004-09-17
Last updated on: 2004-09-17
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated bash package that fixes a memory leak is now available.

The GNU bash command line interpreter is the default shell for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux.

A memory leak in bash was triggered by scripts making extensive use of
local variables (i.e. using the "local" builtin). This caused memory usage
of the bash process to increase over time. This problem has been identified
and fixed.

All users of bash should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
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.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
bash-2.05-8.2.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    c2b03aa08cc3f116ee0b7889d35b0b13
 
IA-32:
bash-2.05-8.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    bccc3c406453ae3ed88e0707f82f2eba
bash-doc-2.05-8.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    dcab93751f872f8f434440c9d15e7008
 
IA-64:
bash-2.05-8.2.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    fb7e8addf5c2723e8c026178104a8e22
bash-doc-2.05-8.2.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    f268e18c51effc9e2f392c62af29367d
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
bash-2.05-8.2.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    c2b03aa08cc3f116ee0b7889d35b0b13
 
IA-32:
bash-2.05-8.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    bccc3c406453ae3ed88e0707f82f2eba
bash-doc-2.05-8.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    dcab93751f872f8f434440c9d15e7008
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
bash-2.05-8.2.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    c2b03aa08cc3f116ee0b7889d35b0b13
 
IA-32:
bash-2.05-8.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    bccc3c406453ae3ed88e0707f82f2eba
bash-doc-2.05-8.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    dcab93751f872f8f434440c9d15e7008
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
bash-2.05-8.2.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    c2b03aa08cc3f116ee0b7889d35b0b13
 
IA-64:
bash-2.05-8.2.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    fb7e8addf5c2723e8c026178104a8e22
bash-doc-2.05-8.2.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0502
    f268e18c51effc9e2f392c62af29367d
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)


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https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

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