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Bug Fix Advisory glibc bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2010:0553-1
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2010-07-22
Last updated on: 2010-07-22
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.4.z server)

Details

Updated glibc packages that fix a bug in module unloading are now available.

The glibc packages contain the standard C libraries used by multiple
programs on the system. These packages contain the standard C and the
standard math libraries. Without these two libraries, the Linux system
cannot function properly.

This update applies the following bug fix:

* in some circumstances, unloading a module could leave the remaining
modules' symbol search list in an inconsistent state. Consequent to this
inconsistency, symbol lookups could spuriously fail to find the symbol. This
update corrects this: module unloading no longer produces inconsistent state in
the symbol search list. (BZ#593675)

All users 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.

This update is available via the 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 EUS (v. 5.4.z server)

SRPMS:
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.src.rpm     MD5: 7b677174a11b3c951d621895ab8f502f
SHA-256: 5b2dbdef1b1d6a8a9dc91b022ef6f046a191904ecd9f50ce774126739caa46e8
 
IA-32:
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i386.rpm     MD5: 79646e99199bba69a5c95f02dd97fe83
SHA-256: fae9ff1fec473666a29994bcb4d57bd91cc4bf549beaddf05f40cecf67a9715a
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i686.rpm     MD5: 6631e879d9900a48c6a9797d83f0867f
SHA-256: 9318e39d3b8cb7a385600cc649b7570a660124041d3168327827d6efc598ba92
glibc-common-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i386.rpm     MD5: 3756dd1ba6dc03ad16033488f1b62cba
SHA-256: 7c910ea8d893ceb65b7ff8260b31ec4753b64e143dd7219c1671016fdce7c183
glibc-devel-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i386.rpm     MD5: 909a97ed3c9c015cd6d65b29e6814993
SHA-256: c4866c1140e192350384abad2c33f8a4d77c4831a37754280d4563b3e23a9ba9
glibc-headers-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i386.rpm     MD5: b74712ecde0a3684af073157eb7b3d71
SHA-256: 7cab5ef073b21a7f1fc0b6a1093e5f9f0dab2daf4bd41bbc0bd740c6efc92659
glibc-utils-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i386.rpm     MD5: 0b8952ae655f4a7bdda751b37c701f71
SHA-256: 7bba6462d2a9344466bab132895c70004e7fc56ceda8bad3e9074fc41bee50b6
nscd-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i386.rpm     MD5: a2aa3d1a352d8e4b1a17acc1a63ce631
SHA-256: b3ff3e0cc9629d7ba8f49d3cf6c296400df456378b531729c51baed279087002
 
IA-64:
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i686.rpm     MD5: 6631e879d9900a48c6a9797d83f0867f
SHA-256: 9318e39d3b8cb7a385600cc649b7570a660124041d3168327827d6efc598ba92
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ia64.rpm     MD5: 16cf6cbd7b95f8041a772f5633ae73f3
SHA-256: cfcb0cd0e13007a69836aaadbbf5606917685f547d9eaf2f4ec57ac0e7deaad8
glibc-common-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ia64.rpm     MD5: c67637b0be09205522c2f945192700cd
SHA-256: 2d8eb25bc1dacbb7eb8b01f2b068842f168b2dfe3163cd542dfb1efcc79de946
glibc-devel-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ia64.rpm     MD5: 65acb21149431eec1bc408d71d83c2fd
SHA-256: 92f4ffcd9dc5cc9f76772064cbca4c2fb71903a9ebd3ab921928a8bb67257608
glibc-headers-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ia64.rpm     MD5: d58618fb7a73441e77737c4d6141c16d
SHA-256: 6debe1bd2bbf402f54de9d7869438b01d3eacb77837b13e1527f0c5418bc30f5
glibc-utils-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ia64.rpm     MD5: d5fe4207d037ca20f0da06bddb9ff79c
SHA-256: df1b2c1d96bfcc6901f289329b5a6062ed906121af5da9bbcdc085f625402c0d
nscd-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ia64.rpm     MD5: 90371a4fcb8332a36121ea79a2aafe25
SHA-256: 6e11abedae95297ac20f115bfc1fdbd2b2628210623d926fbaf0180ac5847e36
 
PPC:
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ppc.rpm     MD5: 93e960cb495506a1392472443c8d120a
SHA-256: dcd23e61c35ff1363972b972b7f9d93f8ab45ca771154676c5aa4430e6547ab2
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ppc64.rpm     MD5: 4e6953179134e72eaab8e7d00b3e4dd2
SHA-256: bdb3ade6f78b7a51da4b3b60e0d0740855f7e24cb254c81c024125f2863cf0c6
glibc-common-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ppc.rpm     MD5: d27c52e14d2fdb94fdd211138a17ce7c
SHA-256: 62113a0aa9c2d295ece60335d8a1cf2840d7c11d6ac465e4b525aea60aefdded
glibc-devel-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ppc.rpm     MD5: 72263a72eb440d62be1791b94e4bc0eb
SHA-256: cb849ac9ca7fe4192437525c1114d7e524cf6a77beb7cd6bbca09c764b0c4109
glibc-devel-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ppc64.rpm     MD5: 2ec04e8f6f8b9eca3f1fda0b0a2cee27
SHA-256: 2a5604415f51249af566416e25760778f00064d1d78bf2957486413a9f143d0b
glibc-headers-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ppc.rpm     MD5: 20afbaa1875e75a751ae7f2688d8e594
SHA-256: 33c9e7794d759176e1a6123da0f66186b2cd7918697db09417c1c1fbf6b76b34
glibc-utils-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ppc.rpm     MD5: 5e31cc5d8dd7f2fc00d8cc6694698e5a
SHA-256: d37e5c2ebe484924e9fb332a703d0adb25a1efd3df13e3c42da09b2150a7e68f
nscd-2.5-42.el5_4.5.ppc.rpm     MD5: c234123f76e59b251f923baa4ceadeb7
SHA-256: 8f0f8f869468706e020b6cee751e041bcbd0356f04ebac61152c86617737b97e
 
s390x:
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.s390.rpm     MD5: 04f3342d0cfa06be3636ff9a846e785e
SHA-256: 55803e9850b951e0d9dcba16f71251f746b9368284ab9092359e018354251d34
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.s390x.rpm     MD5: 5271ccbc72402cd0ce9b607590938fd3
SHA-256: 640acc7d74cffbc895c6bed466bbde6c28467c0efb8686dbd1ee32a8c1b9541f
glibc-common-2.5-42.el5_4.5.s390x.rpm     MD5: 2c02a1fec09ff02664e1de2005cea7ef
SHA-256: 2599506f37d273fff2ec6533d475bebd40b04e54e010307ae69c5b00f32cecb2
glibc-devel-2.5-42.el5_4.5.s390.rpm     MD5: 201342a14c9dfdf4594e0d5fbff51718
SHA-256: 51f264f22f142d793697f740362c0a53fa9c50f160e1ac200243bee3d28aad62
glibc-devel-2.5-42.el5_4.5.s390x.rpm     MD5: 5259e744774272d5725efe43a5f7d1e1
SHA-256: 065e86d8db9e4190c4612cc37fb8b1254834998d07ae8f76ac0525d7038781fe
glibc-headers-2.5-42.el5_4.5.s390x.rpm     MD5: 278707d99064c1060cc973bbfd560a20
SHA-256: af946ec91a328936f64a628b0cf5c566ef56aafb082deeb1ab4b99096bafe2e3
glibc-utils-2.5-42.el5_4.5.s390x.rpm     MD5: 831b07c5c2f204bd2b4a4af5075011ca
SHA-256: 9d6d79523bac531c4277a46777f12f31f25abe413420017934bf2b30759c75c9
nscd-2.5-42.el5_4.5.s390x.rpm     MD5: 93c2db0655f5a7687771f0c627ec0eea
SHA-256: 7a3ad9347ff6df18a0aed2a91e91b9ff01e0a7e8a20411a0081d9e554630f75b
 
x86_64:
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i686.rpm     MD5: 6631e879d9900a48c6a9797d83f0867f
SHA-256: 9318e39d3b8cb7a385600cc649b7570a660124041d3168327827d6efc598ba92
glibc-2.5-42.el5_4.5.x86_64.rpm     MD5: 15d372ad7002ed452f779d88f9f220c4
SHA-256: 103cd7c58efae0018f94ce276a18008f1f08626e439cbf414a7faf4fc837ee99
glibc-common-2.5-42.el5_4.5.x86_64.rpm     MD5: 80a688195239b53997d24375ff57835e
SHA-256: 5b821b73a7eb1a98c223089dd39c060551312ede6b4c60185abd7ab9432179d3
glibc-devel-2.5-42.el5_4.5.i386.rpm     MD5: 909a97ed3c9c015cd6d65b29e6814993
SHA-256: c4866c1140e192350384abad2c33f8a4d77c4831a37754280d4563b3e23a9ba9
glibc-devel-2.5-42.el5_4.5.x86_64.rpm     MD5: f1b1d0bbfba644a9763b005be3511930
SHA-256: 3280c65dc160fe93437550e46c335cc9e442744d6fb6718cc7d595e594948dfd
glibc-headers-2.5-42.el5_4.5.x86_64.rpm     MD5: 8f24f20319bbdd6c3d8cfc6f73e1327b
SHA-256: fbd4e1f48c2a5db019f02dac95b89838740ffd570492b1ecfa33bddfe39b48cf
glibc-utils-2.5-42.el5_4.5.x86_64.rpm     MD5: d87a7de7164de9c19de73be504040a3c
SHA-256: bda1a5cc5535297812c4720fc2830a18f487bbfd4956091c272c59cc6e69e84f
nscd-2.5-42.el5_4.5.x86_64.rpm     MD5: 1a9d1eef1d75c8635bceefb00ecb222b
SHA-256: dd36b8a8050f4036323ae19f959641453ef85adb4014e8f48c36db919b5c903b
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

604192 - [5.4] Unexpected failure of resolving a locally-defined symbol.



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