Issued:

2011-08-03

Updated:

2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1118 - mailcap bug fix update

Synopsis

mailcap bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated mailcap package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The mailcap package contains the mailcap file, which is used by the metamail program. Metamail reads the mailcap file to determine how it should display non-text or multimedia material. mailcap associates a particular type of file with a particular program that a mail agent or other program can call in order to handle the file. Mailcap should be installed to allow certain programs to be able to handle non-text files.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update, the mime.types database did not contain the WebM MIME type (video/webm). The problem has been resolved in this update by including the MIME type in the database. (BZ#610793)

All users of mailcap are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug.

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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• mailcap-2.1.31-2.el6.src.rpm
• mailcap-2.1.31-2.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 610793

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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