mailx bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2006:0687-3
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2006-09-27
Last updated on:	2007-05-01
Affected Products:	Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

Updated mailx packages that fix an overflow on mailboxes larger than 128MB
are now available.

The mailx package contains a mail user agent that is mostly used to manage
mail via scripts.

This update fixes a bug where Mailx finished with an overflow on mailboxes
larger than 128MB.

Users of mailx are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve 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 Desktop (v. 4)

SRPMS:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.src.rpm	`12efee0fe0679dcec8a81ffb63960d14`

IA-32:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.i386.rpm	`1529bd11e5ab41cf250c86a7f9f9ffec`

x86_64:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.x86_64.rpm	`328b73b54b223c08fad974c3d79a8cbb`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.src.rpm	`12efee0fe0679dcec8a81ffb63960d14`

IA-32:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.i386.rpm	`1529bd11e5ab41cf250c86a7f9f9ffec`

IA-64:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.ia64.rpm	`9a0f262ac1d4a6fb57f62df09130666a`

PPC:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.ppc.rpm	`7ad0141f64181238df905799410e8090`

s390:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.s390.rpm	`fe885b8cd6913130889f16f2c52b73fa`

s390x:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.s390x.rpm	`c232c30a29aaeee33aab3d98be4b4507`

x86_64:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.x86_64.rpm	`328b73b54b223c08fad974c3d79a8cbb`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)

SRPMS:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.src.rpm	`12efee0fe0679dcec8a81ffb63960d14`

IA-32:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.i386.rpm	`1529bd11e5ab41cf250c86a7f9f9ffec`

IA-64:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.ia64.rpm	`9a0f262ac1d4a6fb57f62df09130666a`

x86_64:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.x86_64.rpm	`328b73b54b223c08fad974c3d79a8cbb`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.src.rpm	`12efee0fe0679dcec8a81ffb63960d14`

IA-32:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.i386.rpm	`1529bd11e5ab41cf250c86a7f9f9ffec`

IA-64:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.ia64.rpm	`9a0f262ac1d4a6fb57f62df09130666a`

x86_64:
mailx-8.1.1-37.EL4.x86_64.rpm	`328b73b54b223c08fad974c3d79a8cbb`

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

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

184139 - mailx dies with "panic: temporary file seek" on mailboxes larger than 128MB

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

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