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• certain output control option combinations could cause the grep tool to segmentation fault. With this
updated package, these combinations work as expected and no longer cause a segmentation fault.
(
BZ#452127
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• the example attached to the "--label" option description was not illustrative enough: as documented,
the option actually had no effect. The updated package contains an improved example that shows
the "--label" option's utility, both in the manual and info pages. (
BZ#484366
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All users of grep are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues.
1.75. grub
1.75.1. RHBA-2009:1388: bug fix and enhancement update
An updated grub package that fixes a bug and adds an enhancement is now available.
The GRUB utility is responsible for booting the operating system kernel.
This update addresses the following bug:
• current GCC defaults mean grub is compiled without writable string support. On systems with an
XFS file system present on the same controller as the boot disk, this could cause the grub shell to
segfault and crash. With this update grub no longer assumes constant strings in the XFS file system
driver are writable, obviating the error. (
BZ#496949
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And adds the following enhancement:
• previously, grub-install did not support installing on virtio_blk devices. When attempted it printed
the error message "[device path] does not have any corresponding BIOS drive." With this update,
support has been added for installing to virtio devices. (
BZ#498388
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All grup users are advised to install this updated package, which resolves this issue and adds this
enhancement.
1.76. gstreamer-plugins-base
1.76.1. RHSA-2009:0352: Moderate security update
Important
This update has already been released (prior to the GA of this release) as the security
errata
RHSA-2009:0352
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Updated gstreamer-plugins-base packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response
Team.
GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data.
GStreamer Base Plug-ins is a collection of well-maintained base plug-ins.
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