- Issued:
- 2007-11-07
- Updated:
- 2007-11-07
RHBA-2007:0397 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
binutils bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated binutils packages that fix several bugs and add several
enhancements are now available.
Description
Binutils is a collection of utilities used for the creation of executable
code.
This updated binutils package fixes the following bugs:
- ld --unique with new DWARF3 debugging sections.
- ld --emit-relocs on 64-bit PowerPC
- some linker crashes on PowerPC and TekHex format reader.
As well, this update:
- adds support for SSE4 instructions.
- has been built with -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64, so that even 32-bit objdump
can handle >= 2GB big core files.
- has significantly improved linking speed on some large C++ projects.
All users of binutils should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues and adds these enhancements.
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:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 241252 - Add .debug_pubtypes and .debug_ranges to builtin ld linker script
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5da620964d0813d8fbc6c8d845dffb3a8160498e862376a1de03c6b9ab1bafbe |
x86_64 | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ece88683c2bb8bc7ed9478aced07a366d7fb22303fdf51bebe9e1b39d950b6c1 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 22790942831a91ebe897c5c9bc040740e2a0cba95e16a90aae6e327b1a6f9940 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f6e4d13dd019d2ff32f82ad256fad30c1951792947b5133830208cd5697569f1 |
ia64 | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: bec1f8cfde30c16fd003548532588b3cd7e4d08bcf96eee39a6c212ca4ba74cd |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: f0639c26ade396fe4a885db12e1830f70f517153ee0116f18ee7a857360d91d2 |
i386 | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 69450c3fed60fc1c5cfc6fa3ccc48c4dc6c6a8e9d3e33189fc52259a81009684 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 22790942831a91ebe897c5c9bc040740e2a0cba95e16a90aae6e327b1a6f9940 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5da620964d0813d8fbc6c8d845dffb3a8160498e862376a1de03c6b9ab1bafbe |
x86_64 | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ece88683c2bb8bc7ed9478aced07a366d7fb22303fdf51bebe9e1b39d950b6c1 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 22790942831a91ebe897c5c9bc040740e2a0cba95e16a90aae6e327b1a6f9940 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f6e4d13dd019d2ff32f82ad256fad30c1951792947b5133830208cd5697569f1 |
i386 | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 69450c3fed60fc1c5cfc6fa3ccc48c4dc6c6a8e9d3e33189fc52259a81009684 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 22790942831a91ebe897c5c9bc040740e2a0cba95e16a90aae6e327b1a6f9940 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5da620964d0813d8fbc6c8d845dffb3a8160498e862376a1de03c6b9ab1bafbe |
x86_64 | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ece88683c2bb8bc7ed9478aced07a366d7fb22303fdf51bebe9e1b39d950b6c1 |
i386 | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 69450c3fed60fc1c5cfc6fa3ccc48c4dc6c6a8e9d3e33189fc52259a81009684 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5da620964d0813d8fbc6c8d845dffb3a8160498e862376a1de03c6b9ab1bafbe |
s390x | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 9767fbff14ec74eca5f26ccb337c5eabe57955c21e9d025e1f962fcdd4367769 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: cd20cde0b3ee04d1d559e00b997b808cffb7511bf5d8e68b0e8ba38a5c9b8c0d |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 60c8da0ef7088b8665321757a18616c125f622ea0b10dc2aec8b83822652991b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5da620964d0813d8fbc6c8d845dffb3a8160498e862376a1de03c6b9ab1bafbe |
ppc | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 4165915f7c08de186ce800c53834aa74b5c7b12c9b43acacfa7a79b25ec34136 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 8204417c7b176b41d7f0551101ff33058df7377a0230384301cb8aff6ca7743c |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: cb021a290ab2bb6354c793866b644b6820e9cd7ae5aec1cefe4e53951c3370b8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5da620964d0813d8fbc6c8d845dffb3a8160498e862376a1de03c6b9ab1bafbe |
x86_64 | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ece88683c2bb8bc7ed9478aced07a366d7fb22303fdf51bebe9e1b39d950b6c1 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 22790942831a91ebe897c5c9bc040740e2a0cba95e16a90aae6e327b1a6f9940 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f6e4d13dd019d2ff32f82ad256fad30c1951792947b5133830208cd5697569f1 |
i386 | |
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 69450c3fed60fc1c5cfc6fa3ccc48c4dc6c6a8e9d3e33189fc52259a81009684 |
binutils-devel-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 22790942831a91ebe897c5c9bc040740e2a0cba95e16a90aae6e327b1a6f9940 |
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