- Issued:
- 2007-11-15
- Updated:
- 2007-11-15
RHBA-2007:0869 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
slocate bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated slocate packages that fix a bug are now available.
Description
Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Like locate, slocate
searches through a nightly-updated central database for files that match a
given pattern.
These updated packages address the following bug:
- A heap overflow occurred when slocate read /etc/mtab files greater-than or
equal-to 8192 bytes.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated slocate packages, which
resolve this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2f61015cd44a687329af135b0aba6f65649e3421294c6da6e498d27eeeedef34 |
x86_64 | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: be1939c94ae2624868242d985a6a5defbca6f32987cef6290126cc96817adbbe |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: be1939c94ae2624868242d985a6a5defbca6f32987cef6290126cc96817adbbe |
ia64 | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: cb2b8f3b017a6d5c9f97e4a309bf98d36f5dc1a3b7f3176ff41cd5af0e0315c4 |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: cb2b8f3b017a6d5c9f97e4a309bf98d36f5dc1a3b7f3176ff41cd5af0e0315c4 |
i386 | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1e22ff5ebcf6d4a3e9e1b638b859a5098464779135c4cdbdfd173ffa0c9814e9 |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1e22ff5ebcf6d4a3e9e1b638b859a5098464779135c4cdbdfd173ffa0c9814e9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2f61015cd44a687329af135b0aba6f65649e3421294c6da6e498d27eeeedef34 |
x86_64 | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: be1939c94ae2624868242d985a6a5defbca6f32987cef6290126cc96817adbbe |
ia64 | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: cb2b8f3b017a6d5c9f97e4a309bf98d36f5dc1a3b7f3176ff41cd5af0e0315c4 |
i386 | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1e22ff5ebcf6d4a3e9e1b638b859a5098464779135c4cdbdfd173ffa0c9814e9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2f61015cd44a687329af135b0aba6f65649e3421294c6da6e498d27eeeedef34 |
x86_64 | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: be1939c94ae2624868242d985a6a5defbca6f32987cef6290126cc96817adbbe |
i386 | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 1e22ff5ebcf6d4a3e9e1b638b859a5098464779135c4cdbdfd173ffa0c9814e9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2f61015cd44a687329af135b0aba6f65649e3421294c6da6e498d27eeeedef34 |
s390x | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d54e3112a882957a50e3d13d0052e60d07bcd06b3702cb8805f59a464da41da6 |
s390 | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 5f0d5075cd6ab9454850892bcb7d29687ebeeef378802aa1361bf9130c09c39d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2f61015cd44a687329af135b0aba6f65649e3421294c6da6e498d27eeeedef34 |
ppc | |
slocate-2.7-13.el4.8.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: c3161f1ec959b30e51dff7b4991751b2393687f8621f90be505b6aab2509c195 |
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