Issued:
2012-01-05
Updated:
2012-01-05

RHBA-2012:0002 - gnome-screensaver bug fix update

Synopsis

gnome-screensaver bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated gnome-screensaver package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The gnome-screensaver package contains the GNOME project's official screen saver program. It is designed for improved integration with the GNOME desktop, including themeability, language support, and Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) compliance. It also provides screen-locking and fast user-switching from a locked screen.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, gnome-screensaver's PAM configuration file was not marked as a configuration file in the gnome-screensaver spec file, and thus the configuration file was overwritten when updating the gnome-screensaver package. Therefore, after the screen had been locked, users could not log into the system by using some of the previously specified authentication methods, or when users successfully logged in, automatic re-authentication with some applications could fail. With this update, the spec file has been corrected, and the pre-existing gnome-screensaver's PAM configuration file is now preserved when the package is updated so authentication problems no longer occur. (BZ#766799)

All users of gnome-screensaver are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via 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

  • gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_7.4.x86_64.rpm
  • gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_7.4.i386.rpm
  • gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_7.4.s390x.rpm
  • gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_7.4.ia64.rpm
  • gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_7.4.src.rpm
  • gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_7.4.ppc.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

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References

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Additional information