Updated glibc packages

Advisory:	RHBA-2004:587-04
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2004-12-13
Last updated on:	2004-12-13
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

Updated glibc packages that fix a problem in syslog are now available.

The GNU libc packages (known as glibc) contain the standard C libraries
used by applications.

The syslog(3) function has been fixed, so that if the syslog daemon is
temporarily unavailable, logging does not permanently switch to logging
over TCP.

All users with applications that utilize glibc should upgrade to the new
packages.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.src.rpm	`9ec668c33ee96bd5d2f3507ccd18829e`

IA-32:
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`f12577c9eb7031bf5a2587a432501c84`
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`2faf53db60219085f7822c471eb5736a`
glibc-common-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9b6b22f69968b8382e96a870e1d1d6d0`
glibc-devel-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`02e307e06281536062ddcf565f78a53b`
glibc-profile-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9b2171d5ecb969065b44243f880ed59a`
nscd-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`df57336c6fa5a719f4cefcf89b33490e`

IA-64:
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`78b070955b96f5bae6384d8c01884aa7`
glibc-common-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`1abb6a1f478cd6261470b6338694e736`
glibc-devel-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9450a750a5ec0fdae488a1b6cd6ef67e`
glibc-profile-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9288463e16c96268f02a5d38104fa1e4`
nscd-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`604cbb4ec9947e625a96296219c55f8d`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.src.rpm	`9ec668c33ee96bd5d2f3507ccd18829e`

IA-32:
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`f12577c9eb7031bf5a2587a432501c84`
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`2faf53db60219085f7822c471eb5736a`
glibc-common-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9b6b22f69968b8382e96a870e1d1d6d0`
glibc-devel-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`02e307e06281536062ddcf565f78a53b`
glibc-profile-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9b2171d5ecb969065b44243f880ed59a`
nscd-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`df57336c6fa5a719f4cefcf89b33490e`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.src.rpm	`9ec668c33ee96bd5d2f3507ccd18829e`

IA-32:
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`f12577c9eb7031bf5a2587a432501c84`
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`2faf53db60219085f7822c471eb5736a`
glibc-common-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9b6b22f69968b8382e96a870e1d1d6d0`
glibc-devel-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`02e307e06281536062ddcf565f78a53b`
glibc-profile-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9b2171d5ecb969065b44243f880ed59a`
nscd-2.2.4-32.18.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`df57336c6fa5a719f4cefcf89b33490e`

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.src.rpm	`9ec668c33ee96bd5d2f3507ccd18829e`

IA-64:
glibc-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`78b070955b96f5bae6384d8c01884aa7`
glibc-common-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`1abb6a1f478cd6261470b6338694e736`
glibc-devel-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9450a750a5ec0fdae488a1b6cd6ef67e`
glibc-profile-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`9288463e16c96268f02a5d38104fa1e4`
nscd-2.2.4-32.18.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHEA-2006:0279	`604cbb4ec9947e625a96296219c55f8d`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

132814 - glibc in AS 2.1 needs to have syslog.c updated to cvs version 1.42

Keywords

glibc, syslog

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