patch bug fix update
| Advisory: | RHBA-2010:0656-3 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Bug Fix Advisory |
| Severity: | N/A |
| Issued on: | 2011-01-13 |
| Last updated on: | 2011-01-13 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) |
Details
An updated patch package that fixes several bugs is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
The patch package is used to apply changes, such as those from diff files, to
text files.
This updated package package provides a fix for the following bug:
* previously, SELinux file contexts were not preserved on patched files. This
has been corrected. (BZ#229329)
* previously, patches for files whose names contain spaces could not be applied.
A change has been backported to allow filenames with spaces. (BZ#431887)
* The "-g" option was not handled correctly by the patch command. This has been
fixed. (BZ#553624)
All users of patch are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves this issue.
Solution
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 (v. 5 server) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| patch-2.5.4-31.el5.src.rpm | MD5: 662b76d5a7d42f89c9a0fd896d621f81 SHA-256: 76d892e237095aa6522d96093396ca13950f450a6439bbdd172158fd70df981d |
| IA-32: | |
| patch-2.5.4-31.el5.i386.rpm | MD5: 8e34c7536220c903d9cd03ebb3b1aaac SHA-256: 3e915a186ae3488ef831e0a39b30f227c50359ab0e10d81363344972bc03aa14 |
| IA-64: | |
| patch-2.5.4-31.el5.ia64.rpm | MD5: 0d5454af5989823060c314ddae88280a SHA-256: 6dab742956974bfbd592ad6e9d448577e3ce8530c11b71d7105201eb16bc8ee8 |
| PPC: | |
| patch-2.5.4-31.el5.ppc.rpm | MD5: d681d33210c387970fe6cab5fcc71e1c SHA-256: ae7690e96e94dd9f9ccaef89e0ed362b548e5aad4edb9e4e21a93a26331f6d23 |
| s390x: | |
| patch-2.5.4-31.el5.s390x.rpm | MD5: 1b0f34cc0dd4e5f2421a23479bb85b31 SHA-256: e5df2b59960a5f36b52c0ecf5e29e9bba549dd6efa8c6f57e2242000e416107a |
| x86_64: | |
| patch-2.5.4-31.el5.x86_64.rpm | MD5: e4be9fe564b6503535e18fe0a2bafc75 SHA-256: 5cd6dab6c4988bd03b36f9e946c72554036564a0e8db1a8a6b266149eea7b1c8 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| patch-2.5.4-31.el5.src.rpm | MD5: 662b76d5a7d42f89c9a0fd896d621f81 SHA-256: 76d892e237095aa6522d96093396ca13950f450a6439bbdd172158fd70df981d |
| IA-32: | |
| patch-2.5.4-31.el5.i386.rpm | MD5: 8e34c7536220c903d9cd03ebb3b1aaac SHA-256: 3e915a186ae3488ef831e0a39b30f227c50359ab0e10d81363344972bc03aa14 |
| x86_64: | |
| patch-2.5.4-31.el5.x86_64.rpm | MD5: e4be9fe564b6503535e18fe0a2bafc75 SHA-256: 5cd6dab6c4988bd03b36f9e946c72554036564a0e8db1a8a6b266149eea7b1c8 |
| (The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network) | |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
229329 - patch does not preserve context - resets to tmp_t
431887 - Cannot handle file names with integrated spaces
553624 - option parsing of --get incorrect
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https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
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