- Issued:
- 2007-06-11
- Updated:
- 2007-06-11
RHBA-2007:0427 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
gzip bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated gzip packages, that fix a regression that caused gzip to not
uncompress special cases of lzh compressed data, are now available.
Description
The gzip package contains the GNU gzip data compression program.
A regression caused gzip not to open some special cases of lzh compressed
data archives.
Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to 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 - 230218 - Can't unpack LZH compressed data
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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