Bug Fix Advisory zlib bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2007:0419-2
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2007-06-11
Last updated on: 2007-06-11
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)
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated zlib packages that fix a memory leak bug are now available.

Zlib is a general-purpose lossless data compression library that is used
by many different programs.

Previous version had a bug in the deflate part of the algorithm which
could cause a memory leak.

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve the issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. 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. 3)

SRPMS:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.src.rpm     0d536efa1de3816b59be13d9605efc44
 
IA-32:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     3a5e4d780f60ec0f04fcc8800dc7f41d
 
x86_64:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.x86_64.rpm     93304bc8fca3194383d126ddf3c8f5c6
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     3a5e4d780f60ec0f04fcc8800dc7f41d
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.x86_64.rpm     54a31cffa9a8ddfe383b1ae1143f0ef5
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.src.rpm     0d536efa1de3816b59be13d9605efc44
 
IA-32:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     3a5e4d780f60ec0f04fcc8800dc7f41d
 
IA-64:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.ia64.rpm     e552fe42734221d85258f15686aa0b07
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.ia64.rpm     54a048e56c9984f592b4e9db151bd645
 
PPC:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.ppc.rpm     cf02b774105b7e2984af96d755fe77fe
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.ppc64.rpm     ba8b25fd311b48f7223bdd55835457df
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.ppc.rpm     d620f9b5f0b4dc3762ab2527e998fd16
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.ppc64.rpm     8cf255e150aefa22e855727ee0c99a01
 
s390:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.s390.rpm     4485c2c931b6596f696535c5697b7c7f
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.s390.rpm     ef1cfb1bd7b01c7a99642cad8ff962f2
 
s390x:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.s390.rpm     4485c2c931b6596f696535c5697b7c7f
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.s390x.rpm     14b9ca30452d1bd7a1a8f4f1c8d58722
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.s390.rpm     ef1cfb1bd7b01c7a99642cad8ff962f2
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.s390x.rpm     80bf10a7fec065b861a2525537fb6a12
 
x86_64:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.x86_64.rpm     93304bc8fca3194383d126ddf3c8f5c6
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     3a5e4d780f60ec0f04fcc8800dc7f41d
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.x86_64.rpm     54a31cffa9a8ddfe383b1ae1143f0ef5
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.src.rpm     0d536efa1de3816b59be13d9605efc44
 
IA-32:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     3a5e4d780f60ec0f04fcc8800dc7f41d
 
IA-64:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.ia64.rpm     e552fe42734221d85258f15686aa0b07
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.ia64.rpm     54a048e56c9984f592b4e9db151bd645
 
x86_64:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.x86_64.rpm     93304bc8fca3194383d126ddf3c8f5c6
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     3a5e4d780f60ec0f04fcc8800dc7f41d
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.x86_64.rpm     54a31cffa9a8ddfe383b1ae1143f0ef5
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.src.rpm     0d536efa1de3816b59be13d9605efc44
 
IA-32:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     3a5e4d780f60ec0f04fcc8800dc7f41d
 
IA-64:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.ia64.rpm     e552fe42734221d85258f15686aa0b07
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.ia64.rpm     54a048e56c9984f592b4e9db151bd645
 
x86_64:
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     41b5e4e43b9935d8a4886b477ff33cae
zlib-1.1.4-10.EL3.x86_64.rpm     93304bc8fca3194383d126ddf3c8f5c6
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.i386.rpm     3a5e4d780f60ec0f04fcc8800dc7f41d
zlib-devel-1.1.4-10.EL3.x86_64.rpm     54a31cffa9a8ddfe383b1ae1143f0ef5
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

204500 - memory leak in zlib -1.1.4



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