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MDKA-2003:028 - Updated gawk packages fix segfault

From:  Mandrake Linux Security Team <security-AT-linux-mandrake.com>
To:  announce-AT-mandrakesecure.net
Subject:  MDKA-2003:028 - Updated gawk packages fix segfault
Date:  19 Nov 2003 04:51:47 -0000

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                     Mandrake Linux Update Advisory
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 Package name:           gawk
 Advisory ID:            MDKA-2003:028
 Date:                   November 18th, 2003

 Affected versions:	 9.2
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 Problem Description:

 The gawk program would segfault with most character classes and
 locales other than "C".  This update corrects the problem so you can
 use gawk with any locale or character class.
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 Updated Packages:
  
 Mandrake Linux 9.2:
 429ae2fad1e28e7c7620cf2333cb1144  9.2/RPMS/gawk-3.1.2-2.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
 a5e5baa762bb8cdb3ae405aa6ef1b61b  9.2/RPMS/gawk-doc-3.1.2-2.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
 be310b2f4a4fdcdb83a31dcab8cf3ed3  9.2/SRPMS/gawk-3.1.2-2.1.92mdk.src.rpm
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 To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi.  The verification
 of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

 A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

 All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
 the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by executing:

  gpg --recv-keys --keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net 0x22458A98

 Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
 update.

 You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

 MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
 anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
 visiting:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

 If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_linux-mandrake.com

 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security linux-mandrake.com>
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