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1.195. paps

1.195.1. RHBA-2011:0296: bug fix update

Updated paps packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The paps packages provide a command line utility that allows a user to convert a plain text file to a PostScript using Pango.
This update fixes the following bug:
  • Prior to this update, the presence of certain non-printable characters in the input file could cause paps to get stuck in an infinite loop, consuming all available system memory. With this update, the underlying source code has been modified to prevent this behavior, and such memory leaks no longer occur. (BZ#618271)
Users of paps are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue.