Issued:
2012-02-20
Updated:
2012-02-20

RHBA-2012:0287 - netpbm bug fix update

Synopsis

netpbm bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated netpbm packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The netpbm package contains a library of functions which support programs for handling various graphics file formats, including .pbm (portable bitmaps), .pgm (portable graymaps), .pnm (portable anymaps), .ppm (portable pixmaps) and others.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the pnmtofiasco and fiascotopnm utilities could not correctly read the bitfile on IBM System z and PowerPC platforms. As a consequence, images were not correctly converted. This update modifies pnmtofiasco so that the files are successfully converted. (BZ#509366)

  • Prior to this update, the manual page for the pamperspective utility contained several misprints which could be confusing for users. This update corrects the misprints. (BZ#510501)

  • Prior to this update, the pgmtopbm utility encountered problems when converting grayscale pgm images to black and white pbm images. As a consequence, the pgmtopbm utility generated an empty white image. This update modifies the conversion process so that the pbm image is displayed in black and white as expected. (BZ#510759)

  • Prior to this update, the xwd image header contained incorrect information about the layout and the bit order when running on the rdesktop window. As a consequence, the xwdtopnm utility generated the wrong image colors. This update modifies the the xwd image header so that the correct output is displayed. (BZ#574362)

  • Prior to this update, the manual pages for the pnmtojbig and pcdovtoppm utilities were missing. This update adds the missing documentation. (BZ#699633)

All users of netpbm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix 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

  • netpbm-devel-10.35.58-10.el5.i386.rpm
  • netpbm-progs-10.35.58-10.el5.ia64.rpm
  • netpbm-devel-10.35.58-10.el5.ppc.rpm
  • netpbm-devel-10.35.58-10.el5.ia64.rpm
  • netpbm-10.35.58-10.el5.ppc64.rpm
  • netpbm-devel-10.35.58-10.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • netpbm-10.35.58-10.el5.i386.rpm
  • netpbm-10.35.58-10.el5.ppc.rpm
  • netpbm-10.35.58-10.el5.src.rpm
  • netpbm-10.35.58-10.el5.s390.rpm
  • netpbm-progs-10.35.58-10.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • netpbm-devel-10.35.58-10.el5.ppc64.rpm
  • netpbm-progs-10.35.58-10.el5.s390x.rpm
  • netpbm-10.35.58-10.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • netpbm-devel-10.35.58-10.el5.s390x.rpm
  • netpbm-progs-10.35.58-10.el5.i386.rpm
  • netpbm-10.35.58-10.el5.ia64.rpm
  • netpbm-10.35.58-10.el5.s390x.rpm
  • netpbm-devel-10.35.58-10.el5.s390.rpm
  • netpbm-progs-10.35.58-10.el5.ppc.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information