- Issued:
- 2011-07-27
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHBA-2011:1092 - gpm bug fix update
Synopsis
gpm bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated gpm packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The gpm packages contain a program handling mouse services on a system console device.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, it was not possible to build the gpm packages on the supported platforms if the emacs package was installed. This problem has been resolved with this update and no longer occurs. (BZ#684920)
All users of gpm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
Solution
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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- gpm-devel-1.20.6-12.el6.s390.rpm
- gpm-1.20.6-12.el6.s390x.rpm
- gpm-libs-1.20.6-12.el6.ppc.rpm
- gpm-libs-1.20.6-12.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gpm-devel-1.20.6-12.el6.s390x.rpm
- gpm-1.20.6-12.el6.i686.rpm
- gpm-debuginfo-1.20.6-12.el6.i686.rpm
- gpm-libs-1.20.6-12.el6.i686.rpm
- gpm-devel-1.20.6-12.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gpm-static-1.20.6-12.el6.i686.rpm
- gpm-devel-1.20.6-12.el6.i686.rpm
- gpm-debuginfo-1.20.6-12.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gpm-static-1.20.6-12.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gpm-debuginfo-1.20.6-12.el6.ppc.rpm
- gpm-devel-1.20.6-12.el6.ppc.rpm
- gpm-devel-1.20.6-12.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gpm-static-1.20.6-12.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gpm-libs-1.20.6-12.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gpm-debuginfo-1.20.6-12.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gpm-1.20.6-12.el6.src.rpm
- gpm-1.20.6-12.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gpm-debuginfo-1.20.6-12.el6.s390.rpm
- gpm-debuginfo-1.20.6-12.el6.s390x.rpm
- gpm-static-1.20.6-12.el6.s390x.rpm
- gpm-libs-1.20.6-12.el6.s390.rpm
- gpm-1.20.6-12.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gpm-libs-1.20.6-12.el6.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
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