- Issued:
- 2010-09-29
- Updated:
- 2010-09-29
RHBA-2010:0724 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
python bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated python packages that resolve several issues are now available.
Description
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java. Python includes modules, classes,
exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python
supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various
windowing systems (X11, Motif, Tk, Mac and MFC).
These updated python packages provide fixes for the following bugs:
- Previously, Python 2.4's "subprocess" module contained a bug where a Python
process could leak file descriptors if an error occurred when starting a child
process. With this update, the Python process no longer leaks file descriptors.
(BZ#630663)
- Prior to Python 2.7, the "subprocess" module used the "select" system call
when connecting to the streams of child processes. This operation failed with a
ValueError exception (ValueError: filedescriptor out of range in select()) when
more file descriptors were open in the python process than the limit defined by
the FD_SETSIZE macro in the <sys/select.h> header (typically 1024). With this
update, the module was ported to use the "poll" system call, removing this
limit. (BZ#630832)
- Prior to Python 2.5, the "tarfile" module would fail to unpack tar files with
a path longer than 100 characters. This update backports Python 2.5's "tarfile"
module, fixing this problem. (BZ#631816)
All users of python 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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/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 - 630663 - subprocess leaves open fds on construction error
- BZ - 630832 - subprocess fails in select when descriptors are large
- BZ - 631816 - sr #1762780 : python/tarfile - cannot extract files with greater than 100char in pathname
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102e5ddaa124c77bb1bb1ada9ae3ef636b186140e80011f5b273fd073f4b8566 |
x86_64 | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3363643577fd5b8da55617c5cce4f26b4e9dc5d070325a7a0cdf0ba699e6b1d1 |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: bc2e467868143daa758e94ab3faa74639f3ff9be15443bdd82d08f12e8cc2a05 |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e57a012dcfc88b06d74f823c2aed635195a7d52da9395e1093feb063f506a02c |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4a05360b9f3f4ec940dcdf58dd854ba93b75f85f9c23b799b4feebafe1400f7d |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 320d48e54e82852b12030b7bbf76c87a224867525330f13657fa54d8b7c50feb |
ia64 | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: f9cb3fa986054af485ad4ffd5cc342a5753d0ef0c1a4db5a6c92a8a8cd2776da |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ba966b652f83a97682a5823de5c8031eb79c07b2a28557811a9d08d3d58da48b |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: de43e355393ba9497a805d5d90f1cd6198fc0ac57459f6517e365ba104ce9cb8 |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 248fb3401be03c6347ac8a9ecb5f685ff3dd56e4653b69545eebd7417a12bc69 |
i386 | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fb177612c7dfcbc642bdce3c8945bcdf1a8695fc7ba0f5df1f177344fb113a7f |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: bc2e467868143daa758e94ab3faa74639f3ff9be15443bdd82d08f12e8cc2a05 |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 44bfe7833d0aefed1903227c6b0cc36b7dea217f9e802fb2f19da777bd1f5c84 |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 202867109d23c94f9550725740c508d58af685792da3bfc5d026b91942feb22c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102e5ddaa124c77bb1bb1ada9ae3ef636b186140e80011f5b273fd073f4b8566 |
x86_64 | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3363643577fd5b8da55617c5cce4f26b4e9dc5d070325a7a0cdf0ba699e6b1d1 |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: bc2e467868143daa758e94ab3faa74639f3ff9be15443bdd82d08f12e8cc2a05 |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e57a012dcfc88b06d74f823c2aed635195a7d52da9395e1093feb063f506a02c |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4a05360b9f3f4ec940dcdf58dd854ba93b75f85f9c23b799b4feebafe1400f7d |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 320d48e54e82852b12030b7bbf76c87a224867525330f13657fa54d8b7c50feb |
i386 | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fb177612c7dfcbc642bdce3c8945bcdf1a8695fc7ba0f5df1f177344fb113a7f |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: bc2e467868143daa758e94ab3faa74639f3ff9be15443bdd82d08f12e8cc2a05 |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 44bfe7833d0aefed1903227c6b0cc36b7dea217f9e802fb2f19da777bd1f5c84 |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 202867109d23c94f9550725740c508d58af685792da3bfc5d026b91942feb22c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102e5ddaa124c77bb1bb1ada9ae3ef636b186140e80011f5b273fd073f4b8566 |
x86_64 | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3363643577fd5b8da55617c5cce4f26b4e9dc5d070325a7a0cdf0ba699e6b1d1 |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4a05360b9f3f4ec940dcdf58dd854ba93b75f85f9c23b799b4feebafe1400f7d |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 320d48e54e82852b12030b7bbf76c87a224867525330f13657fa54d8b7c50feb |
i386 | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fb177612c7dfcbc642bdce3c8945bcdf1a8695fc7ba0f5df1f177344fb113a7f |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 44bfe7833d0aefed1903227c6b0cc36b7dea217f9e802fb2f19da777bd1f5c84 |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 202867109d23c94f9550725740c508d58af685792da3bfc5d026b91942feb22c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102e5ddaa124c77bb1bb1ada9ae3ef636b186140e80011f5b273fd073f4b8566 |
s390x | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 15334784ac38e27504d7bab3da8a31d8a493ae157bdaaf454c3f02a5af89f648 |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.s390.rpm | SHA-256: a72371ab960fdcc90d38e68f0a8570ff8647b85d83b52dae5d210c412f524733 |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: fc3e838435198a3065fcce64a8491c1f2b24b660a7b919e11ccb8ddfb06d10e8 |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 2315345fea99f7170134163abbd906b5128dfe04bd19828d06d34960b29fe09d |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 8eb4691155e174d4ee7338ad9800de0cf8c697534084db748ee08e457431c0c0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102e5ddaa124c77bb1bb1ada9ae3ef636b186140e80011f5b273fd073f4b8566 |
ppc | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 8449b538c4206862fc9d8b673b9d08ea601ffe407c1f6484f8b28c0d074c1483 |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: db66356a643facdfe122578202caee3092c96ed24b59d8205cd1e5d6e380994d |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: fe65090d14cc75a7ee7e1dd467440371fc6fa28f839ced094fcb869f2d6977bf |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: bb8fd5276dd82cd18a90abadd3078f02078fb4fc71eb83e47e1def120ff41310 |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 240c3599fa7d33002eb9bbb85fcbc3b1a439acd5f1b5f11a90bea750d5e0ee74 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
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python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.src.rpm | SHA-256: 102e5ddaa124c77bb1bb1ada9ae3ef636b186140e80011f5b273fd073f4b8566 |
x86_64 | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3363643577fd5b8da55617c5cce4f26b4e9dc5d070325a7a0cdf0ba699e6b1d1 |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: bc2e467868143daa758e94ab3faa74639f3ff9be15443bdd82d08f12e8cc2a05 |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: e57a012dcfc88b06d74f823c2aed635195a7d52da9395e1093feb063f506a02c |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4a05360b9f3f4ec940dcdf58dd854ba93b75f85f9c23b799b4feebafe1400f7d |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 320d48e54e82852b12030b7bbf76c87a224867525330f13657fa54d8b7c50feb |
i386 | |
python-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: fb177612c7dfcbc642bdce3c8945bcdf1a8695fc7ba0f5df1f177344fb113a7f |
python-devel-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: bc2e467868143daa758e94ab3faa74639f3ff9be15443bdd82d08f12e8cc2a05 |
python-tools-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 44bfe7833d0aefed1903227c6b0cc36b7dea217f9e802fb2f19da777bd1f5c84 |
tkinter-2.4.3-27.el5_5.2.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 202867109d23c94f9550725740c508d58af685792da3bfc5d026b91942feb22c |
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