ncurses bug fix update
| Advisory: | RHBA-2005:163-04 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Bug Fix Advisory |
| Severity: | N/A |
| Issued on: | 2005-05-19 |
| Last updated on: | 2005-05-19 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) |
Details
An updated ncurses package that correctly handles external application
input and output is available.
The curses library routines are a terminal-independent method of
updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses
(new curses) library is a freely distributable replacement for the
discontinued 4.4BSD classic curses library.
When an application using ncurses launches an external application, output
is not displayed correctly. Newlines execute a linefeed without a
carriage return. Additionaly, the terminal may not be reset to a usable
condition upon return from the external application.
Users of text-based cursor driven applications should upgrade to this
package, which resolves this issue.
Solution
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 Desktop (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/SRPMS/ncurses-5.3-9.4.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 24271c6fca5755868618cf0fdd42c931 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 1fea9893f6c0847797913660432dfd01 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/x86_64/ncurses-5.3-9.4.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 390d4f4274320a0d1d8374cf4d9dd384 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 1fea9893f6c0847797913660432dfd01 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/x86_64/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: ec7416bbc894bdae3c9123885f48d9d4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/SRPMS/ncurses-5.3-9.4.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 24271c6fca5755868618cf0fdd42c931 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 1fea9893f6c0847797913660432dfd01 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/ia64/ncurses-5.3-9.4.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f4467e4c1749443e18e3663843e4484f |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/ia64/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: aa8141158f808e194b97887d78baa2a4 |
| PPC: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/ppc/ncurses-5.3-9.4.ppc.rpm Missing file |
MD5: a3b884b92b430405801cad2768bd85b8 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/ppc64/ncurses-5.3-9.4.ppc64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 25cd241674c6d162716febd3adc9e272 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/ppc/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.ppc.rpm Missing file |
MD5: e2333db3a21c1566758df3554906abce |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/ppc64/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.ppc64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 9a9d95302e2fdf1e03236dd2dbcb0e76 |
| s390: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/s390/ncurses-5.3-9.4.s390.rpm Missing file |
MD5: fd4716fe911365b732c2370bb70f9eba |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/s390/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.s390.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 40513d379025db9803c4d1d990451d97 |
| s390x: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/s390/ncurses-5.3-9.4.s390.rpm Missing file |
MD5: fd4716fe911365b732c2370bb70f9eba |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/s390x/ncurses-5.3-9.4.s390x.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 3a2b1cd931391ab6dcc33c805b951a3c |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/s390/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.s390.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 40513d379025db9803c4d1d990451d97 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/s390x/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.s390x.rpm Missing file |
MD5: e169a92af7188048619280482ead1dc5 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/x86_64/ncurses-5.3-9.4.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 390d4f4274320a0d1d8374cf4d9dd384 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 1fea9893f6c0847797913660432dfd01 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/x86_64/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: ec7416bbc894bdae3c9123885f48d9d4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/SRPMS/ncurses-5.3-9.4.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 24271c6fca5755868618cf0fdd42c931 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 1fea9893f6c0847797913660432dfd01 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/ia64/ncurses-5.3-9.4.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f4467e4c1749443e18e3663843e4484f |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/ia64/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: aa8141158f808e194b97887d78baa2a4 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/x86_64/ncurses-5.3-9.4.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 390d4f4274320a0d1d8374cf4d9dd384 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 1fea9893f6c0847797913660432dfd01 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/x86_64/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: ec7416bbc894bdae3c9123885f48d9d4 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/SRPMS/ncurses-5.3-9.4.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 24271c6fca5755868618cf0fdd42c931 |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 1fea9893f6c0847797913660432dfd01 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/ia64/ncurses-5.3-9.4.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: f4467e4c1749443e18e3663843e4484f |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/ia64/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: aa8141158f808e194b97887d78baa2a4 |
| x86_64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 330513d7fc23f2c6fdef66f8a947b85e |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses/5.3-9.4/x86_64/ncurses-5.3-9.4.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 390d4f4274320a0d1d8374cf4d9dd384 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/i386/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 1fea9893f6c0847797913660432dfd01 |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/ncurses-devel/5.3-9.4/x86_64/ncurses-devel-5.3-9.4.x86_64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: ec7416bbc894bdae3c9123885f48d9d4 |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
140326 - endwin() behaves differently from ncurses 5.2
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from:
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at http://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/