- Issued:
- 2012-02-20
- Updated:
- 2012-02-20
RHBA-2011:1538 - libXcursor bug fix update
Synopsis
libXcursor bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
An updated libXcursor package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The X.Org's X11 libXcursor runtime library for cursor management.
This updated libXcursor package fixes the following bug:
- Prior to this update, libXcursor allocated memory to store the comment and fileheader associated with the cursor data but due to an inversion in the logic, which would not free the memory if the associated pointer was not NULL, this allocated memory was never freed. Consequently this caused a memory leak each time a cursor was created or loaded with libXcursor. This update fixes the internal logic, the data is freed as required when the pointer is set, and the memory leaks no longer occur in the scenario described. (BZ#688657)
All users of libXcursor 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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- libXcursor-1.1.7-1.2.x86_64.rpm
- libXcursor-1.1.7-1.2.s390x.rpm
- libXcursor-devel-1.1.7-1.2.s390x.rpm
- libXcursor-1.1.7-1.2.i386.rpm
- libXcursor-devel-1.1.7-1.2.s390.rpm
- libXcursor-devel-1.1.7-1.2.ia64.rpm
- libXcursor-1.1.7-1.2.src.rpm
- libXcursor-1.1.7-1.2.ppc64.rpm
- libXcursor-devel-1.1.7-1.2.ppc64.rpm
- libXcursor-1.1.7-1.2.s390.rpm
- libXcursor-1.1.7-1.2.ppc.rpm
- libXcursor-devel-1.1.7-1.2.i386.rpm
- libXcursor-devel-1.1.7-1.2.x86_64.rpm
- libXcursor-devel-1.1.7-1.2.ppc.rpm
- libXcursor-1.1.7-1.2.ia64.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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