Issued:
2012-06-20
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0923 - libxklavier bug fix update

Synopsis

libxklavier bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated libxklavier packages that fix three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The libxklavier library provides a high-level API for the X Keyboard Extension (XKB) that allows extended keyboard control. This library supports X.Org and other commercial implementations of the X Window system. The library is useful for creating XKB-related software, such as layout indicators.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, an attempt to log into the server using an NX or VNC client triggered an XInput error that was handled incorrectly by the libxklavier library due to the way how the NoMachine NX Free Edition server implements XInput support. As a consequence, the gnome-settings-daemon aborted unexpectedly. This update modifies the XInput error handling routine in the libxklavier library. Now, the library ignores this error and the gnome-settings-daemon runs as expected. (BZ#657726, BZ#766645)

  • Prior to this update, the keyboard layout indicator did not show if the layout was changed for the first time. As a consequence, users could, under certain circumstances, not log in. This update modifies the gnome-settings-daemon so that the indicator now shows the correct layout. (BZ#726885)

All users of libxklavier 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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

  • libxklavier-debuginfo-4.0-9.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libxklavier-debuginfo-4.0-9.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libxklavier-devel-4.0-9.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libxklavier-devel-4.0-9.el6.s390.rpm
  • libxklavier-4.0-9.el6.s390.rpm
  • libxklavier-devel-4.0-9.el6.i686.rpm
  • libxklavier-devel-4.0-9.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libxklavier-4.0-9.el6.i686.rpm
  • libxklavier-4.0-9.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libxklavier-4.0-9.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libxklavier-devel-4.0-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libxklavier-4.0-9.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libxklavier-debuginfo-4.0-9.el6.s390.rpm
  • libxklavier-debuginfo-4.0-9.el6.i686.rpm
  • libxklavier-debuginfo-4.0-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libxklavier-4.0-9.el6.src.rpm
  • libxklavier-devel-4.0-9.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libxklavier-debuginfo-4.0-9.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libxklavier-4.0-9.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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Additional information