Issued:
2011-09-13
Updated:
2011-09-13

RHBA-2011:1286 - ghostscript bug fix update

Synopsis

ghostscript bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated ghostscript package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The Ghostscript suite provides a PostScript(TM) interpreter, a set of C procedures (the Ghostscript library, which implements the graphics capabilities in the PostScript language), and an interpreter for PDF files. Ghostscript translates PostScript code into many common, bitmapped formats, especially formats understood by most printers and displays. This enables users to display PostScript files and print them on non-PostScript printers.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the page orientation was incorrect when pages in landscape orientation were converted to the PXL raster format. This update matches landscape page sizes as well as portrait page sizes, and sets the orientation parameter correctly when a match is found. (BZ#734764)

  • Prior to this update, certain input files containing CID Type2 fonts were rendered with incorrect character spacing. This update modifies the code so that all input files with CID Type2 fonts are rendered correctly. (BZ#734767)

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs.

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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.3.ppc.rpm
  • ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.3.i386.rpm
  • ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.3.i386.rpm
  • ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.3.s390.rpm
  • ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.3.ia64.rpm
  • ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.3.s390.rpm
  • ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.3.ppc.rpm
  • ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.3.x86_64.rpm
  • ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.3.s390x.rpm
  • ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.3.ppc.rpm
  • ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.3.ppc64.rpm
  • ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.3.s390x.rpm
  • ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.3.ia64.rpm
  • ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.3.ia64.rpm
  • ghostscript-8.70-6.el5_7.3.src.rpm
  • ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.3.ppc64.rpm
  • ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.3.x86_64.rpm
  • ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.3.s390x.rpm
  • ghostscript-devel-8.70-6.el5_7.3.i386.rpm
  • ghostscript-gtk-8.70-6.el5_7.3.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information