- Issued:
- 2006-07-20
- Updated:
- 2006-07-20
RHBA-2006:0223 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
grep bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated grep packages that fix a bug are now available.
Description
Grep searches through textual input for lines matching a regular expression.
The program could crash when the -P option was used.
All users of grep should 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 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.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 171379 - echo | /bin/grep -P "^\s+$" segfaults
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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