Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1617 - xorg-x11-server-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

xorg-x11-server-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated xorg-x11-server-utils packages that fix multiple bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The xorg-x11-server-utils package contains a collection of utilities used to modify and query the runtime configuration of the X.Org server. X.Org is an open source implementation of the X Window System.

The xorg-x11-server-utils packages have been upgraded to upstream version 7.1 which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#713862)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the xrandr options --scale and -- transform caused a segmentation fault, because these options required an --output field but the utility didn't validate the command line properly check for existing output. With this update, xrandr displays a message informing that the --scale and -- transform options also require the --output option. (BZ#657554)

  • Previously, xrandr wrongly assumed that a gamma ramp value of zero was a failure. When VNC was enabled, xrandr returned a zero value. With this update, xrandr is modified to allow for a gamma ramp value of zero. Now xrandr no longer fails when running VNC. (BZ#740146)

All users of xorg-x11-server-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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 Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • xorg-x11-server-utils-7.5-5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-utils-7.5-5.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-utils-7.5-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-utils-debuginfo-7.5-5.2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-utils-7.5-5.2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-utils-debuginfo-7.5-5.2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-utils-debuginfo-7.5-5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-utils-debuginfo-7.5-5.2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-utils-7.5-5.2.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information