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

RHBA-2011:1718 - esc bug fix update

Synopsis

esc bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated esc package that fixes various bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The esc package contains the Smart Card Manager GUI (Graphical User Interface), which allows the user to manage security smart cards. The primary function of the tool is to enroll smart cards, so that they can be used for common cryptographic operations, such as secure email and website access.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • If the user resized an ESC window and closed it, the window did not preserve its size when opening it again. If the user wanted the window to be larger, for example, to make it easier to read, the user had to resize the window every single time when it was opened again. A patch has been applied to address this issue and the previous window size is now restored when opening ESC. (BZ#253077)

  • Previously, during the shut down sequence of the escd daemon, the daemon reported a failure of certain instances. ESC terminated unexpectedly with a segmentation fault as a consequence. This update modifies the daemon to exit quietly. As a result, ESC no longer terminates unexpectedly. (BZ#682216)

  • The esc-prefs.js file contains helpful commented settings designed to assist the user in trying rarely used settings if the situation warrants. A number of these settings in the file contained typos. The typos have been corrected with this update. (BZ#702683)

  • Previously, ESC could have terminated with a segmentation fault after the user had inserted a new smart card into the reader. This was due to a bug in the code which helped to bring a pop-up window to the foreground. The code is no longer needed to assure window focus, therefore it is no longer being executed. As a result, ESC no longer terminates in the scenario described. (BZ#704281)

All users of esc 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 endian6ppc64
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 Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • esc-1.1.0-23.el6.i686.rpm
  • esc-1.1.0-23.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • esc-debuginfo-1.1.0-23.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • esc-debuginfo-1.1.0-23.el6.i686.rpm
  • esc-1.1.0-23.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • esc-debuginfo-1.1.0-23.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • esc-1.1.0-23.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information