Bug Fix Advisory file bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2009:0456-1
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2009-04-30
Last updated on: 2009-04-30
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.3.z server)
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated file package that fixes a bug is now available.

The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the
type of data contained in the file.

This updated file package provides fixes for the following bug:

* A core file, which is created when a program crashes, contains the name
of the crashed program. The file command did not report the correct program
name on some core files. The file command reports the correct name with
this updated package.

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated file package, which resolves
this issue.


Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.src.rpm     33ce5111bc6fc215499781e3547cf2da
 
IA-32:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.i386.rpm     838a24e9eac756d17cebb2c82e9c2018
 
IA-64:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm     e95b30d7af7951f5f301be0fe0aaa1d0
 
PPC:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm     c91b70fe935f3a3c83d5c30557f5d752
 
s390x:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm     a5a0ea22781f758060125fa4da26ee78
 
x86_64:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm     497eb634b55d099554380cddd4c9b346
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.src.rpm     33ce5111bc6fc215499781e3547cf2da
 
IA-32:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.i386.rpm     838a24e9eac756d17cebb2c82e9c2018
 
x86_64:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm     497eb634b55d099554380cddd4c9b346
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.3.z server)

SRPMS:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.src.rpm     33ce5111bc6fc215499781e3547cf2da
 
IA-32:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.i386.rpm     838a24e9eac756d17cebb2c82e9c2018
 
IA-64:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm     e95b30d7af7951f5f301be0fe0aaa1d0
 
PPC:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm     c91b70fe935f3a3c83d5c30557f5d752
 
s390x:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm     a5a0ea22781f758060125fa4da26ee78
 
x86_64:
file-4.17-15.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm     497eb634b55d099554380cddd4c9b346
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

497163 - Incorrect command name from the core file


Keywords

core, file


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