- Issued:
- 2011-01-13
- Updated:
- 2011-01-13
RHBA-2010:0685 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
vim bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated vim packages that resolve several issues are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi
editor.
These updated vim packages provide fixes for the following bugs:
- the menu entry for gvim was previously in the Development menu. With this
update, it moved to the "Accessories" menu because gvim isn't a developer-only
application. (BZ#506442)
- previously, when editing a script which contained the control character "\c",
vim reported a syntax error. This was due to a incorrect "." after "c" in the
regex for shSpecial. With this release, this issue is resolved and no syntax
error appears. (BZ#512265)
- when running vim in ex mode, running comments previously returned an error at
end-of-file. With this update, only empty lines return an error, not comments.
(BZ#572157)
All users of vim are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve
these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
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
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 506442 - Add Vim to Applications > Accessories menu
- BZ - 512265 - vim detects syntax error when editing script containing control character "\c"
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vim-7.0.109-7.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: da4488e4b7c2dd98133a2dc6051bde65ab37da330a049b1b40c12b306b6f2842 |
x86_64 | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 768f241c08fbe352a5c8594f7979110cc762a052c1a35ff03c8cdb30b8e52958 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e7851bac4a65324b70b6f5327bf55148e2f1fe001eeab48370cc6a0a1c25f5f6 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dfc66611304af56c9fe4c17063d9080006b9526215447cfd7213b69160354872 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 33f1c8d1d6d27a06dae8b7391f941b1048fbb5db58ba4d6876d2f5d80e1cbc01 |
ia64 | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 35120bfda3e032e35b144fe6def120f575e6fa0b33c5e5de1971acbedcfc8c40 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2be59c72e2592dd72bc920862ad9515992266d70a8648ed1979e2d14ba5a03fa |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: bda869d264678be56e267f84423014838e5c3ef247f49a7f2c89b08e3fd225fe |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b058d3ec77a603e7ec887ca4071a6316ed77ba91d377aa20c32cc8e606b35dc |
i386 | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0fe04f3c737fe1ccdb611ec483f89d71e2418a0c0f92aabcd01ff19d12506e86 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e81c89263533e249bef3b1952ccd413c054c3dd547cfda4cb54d92bff1196854 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 219b8f87e7a03c6d148875f6478a13aae634d5542240a28d3001dfd38c9669b3 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 12f7d904e6a38d44a0cdf3fa420062799ec7a8198e7b0f2d5082b5892df798a4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vim-7.0.109-7.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: da4488e4b7c2dd98133a2dc6051bde65ab37da330a049b1b40c12b306b6f2842 |
x86_64 | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 768f241c08fbe352a5c8594f7979110cc762a052c1a35ff03c8cdb30b8e52958 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e7851bac4a65324b70b6f5327bf55148e2f1fe001eeab48370cc6a0a1c25f5f6 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dfc66611304af56c9fe4c17063d9080006b9526215447cfd7213b69160354872 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 33f1c8d1d6d27a06dae8b7391f941b1048fbb5db58ba4d6876d2f5d80e1cbc01 |
i386 | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0fe04f3c737fe1ccdb611ec483f89d71e2418a0c0f92aabcd01ff19d12506e86 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e81c89263533e249bef3b1952ccd413c054c3dd547cfda4cb54d92bff1196854 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 219b8f87e7a03c6d148875f6478a13aae634d5542240a28d3001dfd38c9669b3 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 12f7d904e6a38d44a0cdf3fa420062799ec7a8198e7b0f2d5082b5892df798a4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vim-7.0.109-7.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: da4488e4b7c2dd98133a2dc6051bde65ab37da330a049b1b40c12b306b6f2842 |
x86_64 | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 768f241c08fbe352a5c8594f7979110cc762a052c1a35ff03c8cdb30b8e52958 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e7851bac4a65324b70b6f5327bf55148e2f1fe001eeab48370cc6a0a1c25f5f6 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dfc66611304af56c9fe4c17063d9080006b9526215447cfd7213b69160354872 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 33f1c8d1d6d27a06dae8b7391f941b1048fbb5db58ba4d6876d2f5d80e1cbc01 |
i386 | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0fe04f3c737fe1ccdb611ec483f89d71e2418a0c0f92aabcd01ff19d12506e86 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e81c89263533e249bef3b1952ccd413c054c3dd547cfda4cb54d92bff1196854 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 219b8f87e7a03c6d148875f6478a13aae634d5542240a28d3001dfd38c9669b3 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 12f7d904e6a38d44a0cdf3fa420062799ec7a8198e7b0f2d5082b5892df798a4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vim-7.0.109-7.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: da4488e4b7c2dd98133a2dc6051bde65ab37da330a049b1b40c12b306b6f2842 |
s390x | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: ea7ba927008c7a5e576d183a7a86347327d4ca783728af1584bc5a1c3eabfac9 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b673d4181277bfc76e042ac3ea3d0cc3246e36d5b89837584c8896f30b28e754 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 8e1bf8029a0aaf69b583c162f2e3e6df5267b09da4890bef18421a1a2c713cf8 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 7358016bb3901132b90b9a3d29b64ce9f0c229b8a35415e8010a1e36e8c5ad65 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vim-7.0.109-7.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: da4488e4b7c2dd98133a2dc6051bde65ab37da330a049b1b40c12b306b6f2842 |
ppc | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: e7248715f1c610b4ecbdd88ac3b4da3a13d0b8c7eed49d68234eda0c2bda6a44 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 537c7db0a612992c4d1961022455747a0a3dc07eb452fbe8732d5926bc7224b5 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ecab1c7bef318e7c42a123d98f88423e9b977f6045ee4d0d9e8160ef5c755607 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 36cb1ab9a0fd8df55414af8564325ce4db56ea5e69b2b5a2f14f9ceed02101d9 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
vim-7.0.109-7.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: da4488e4b7c2dd98133a2dc6051bde65ab37da330a049b1b40c12b306b6f2842 |
x86_64 | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 768f241c08fbe352a5c8594f7979110cc762a052c1a35ff03c8cdb30b8e52958 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e7851bac4a65324b70b6f5327bf55148e2f1fe001eeab48370cc6a0a1c25f5f6 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dfc66611304af56c9fe4c17063d9080006b9526215447cfd7213b69160354872 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 33f1c8d1d6d27a06dae8b7391f941b1048fbb5db58ba4d6876d2f5d80e1cbc01 |
i386 | |
vim-X11-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0fe04f3c737fe1ccdb611ec483f89d71e2418a0c0f92aabcd01ff19d12506e86 |
vim-common-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: e81c89263533e249bef3b1952ccd413c054c3dd547cfda4cb54d92bff1196854 |
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 219b8f87e7a03c6d148875f6478a13aae634d5542240a28d3001dfd38c9669b3 |
vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 12f7d904e6a38d44a0cdf3fa420062799ec7a8198e7b0f2d5082b5892df798a4 |
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