- Issued:
- 2007-06-11
- Updated:
- 2007-06-11
RHBA-2007:0419 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
zlib bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated zlib packages that fix a memory leak bug are now available.
Description
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.
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 - 204500 - memory leak in zlib -1.1.4
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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