- Issued:
- 2011-09-21
- Updated:
- 2011-09-21
RHBA-2011:1322 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
busybox bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated busybox packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
BusyBox combines versions of common utilities into a single executable. BusyBox
provides replacements for most GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc.
This update fixes the following bugs:
- Prior to this update, the msh applet had an extremely limited buffer for
storing the results of the process substitution. As a result, the msh applet
exited with the error message "out of string space" when the shell tried to
execute process substitutions of about 15 kilobytes or more. With this update,
the buffer size is limited by the amount of available memory. (BZ#693722)
- Prior to this update, the msh applet incorrectly executed the "while" loop
with an empty body. As a result, the msh applet could not exit the loop even if
the loop condition was false. With this update, this loop construct works
correctly. (BZ#739042)
All BusyBox users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs.
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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6 ppc
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8f04e4154263b94d71133a4761486c4b3e2d7b491c0e67f9d51a9b145348f5ba |
x86_64 | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f0d3736ba91543954f20a2ddd2d2cbad2344772cb0cf8d9376f350022a03695d |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d328bd548b1d3091433d9fec1a9d8ade2146124777bfeda33d7cf5fd43926bd1 |
ia64 | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 79fe8817a03761e9443021e528ab6a6b177eb34f2117cb0658824a669b75b236 |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: c3a4b2dfb232c90149c99e97adb53f460823c716702763d96714f4e2ad7c85bb |
i386 | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0ef2480a24de878dd5598921789754e48e41cacb152e4c1c691967bedf860724 |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3e539790c017f8435d977aefefd3c57f07d3c7ec4485bb6ba310120dc8cd44cb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8f04e4154263b94d71133a4761486c4b3e2d7b491c0e67f9d51a9b145348f5ba |
x86_64 | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f0d3736ba91543954f20a2ddd2d2cbad2344772cb0cf8d9376f350022a03695d |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d328bd548b1d3091433d9fec1a9d8ade2146124777bfeda33d7cf5fd43926bd1 |
ia64 | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 79fe8817a03761e9443021e528ab6a6b177eb34f2117cb0658824a669b75b236 |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: c3a4b2dfb232c90149c99e97adb53f460823c716702763d96714f4e2ad7c85bb |
i386 | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0ef2480a24de878dd5598921789754e48e41cacb152e4c1c691967bedf860724 |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3e539790c017f8435d977aefefd3c57f07d3c7ec4485bb6ba310120dc8cd44cb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8f04e4154263b94d71133a4761486c4b3e2d7b491c0e67f9d51a9b145348f5ba |
s390x | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b3f01eff2106563899974fcab52f5bc9bee35bd89e85d68e9c40719ecd9d3706 |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: bbacdac4c7e9a7c5c8428d8c772bc6aa8d9594d9e3812f49e3a75cb0c47aed4c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8f04e4154263b94d71133a4761486c4b3e2d7b491c0e67f9d51a9b145348f5ba |
ppc | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: c5a831b6fe541143d2b35c2bcd716c4764aa60a02df032569d995d1c5623bfb9 |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 16c8693f303e78308e00f27e8c8315d8d3493eff76d59606c9765cbf43af057e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: 8f04e4154263b94d71133a4761486c4b3e2d7b491c0e67f9d51a9b145348f5ba |
x86_64 | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f0d3736ba91543954f20a2ddd2d2cbad2344772cb0cf8d9376f350022a03695d |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d328bd548b1d3091433d9fec1a9d8ade2146124777bfeda33d7cf5fd43926bd1 |
i386 | |
busybox-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 0ef2480a24de878dd5598921789754e48e41cacb152e4c1c691967bedf860724 |
busybox-anaconda-1.2.0-8.el5_6.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 3e539790c017f8435d977aefefd3c57f07d3c7ec4485bb6ba310120dc8cd44cb |
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