- Issued:
- 2012-06-20
- Updated:
- 2012-06-20
RHBA-2012:0985 - xfig bug fix update
Synopsis
xfig bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated xfig packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The xfig packages contain the Xfig editor. Xfig is an open-source vector graphics editor, which allows you to create simple diagrams and figures.
This update fixes the following bug:
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Security errata RHSA-2012:0095 changed the way ghostscript handles relative paths. Consequently, as Xfig relied on the original ghostscript behavior, it failed to open encapsulated postscript files and returned the execution stack ending with the following error:
Current allocation mode is local Last OS error: 2 GPL Ghostscript 8.70: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1 EPS object read OK, but no preview bitmap found/generated
Xfig was changed to use absolute paths when executing the ghostscript binary. With this update, Xfig opens encapsulated postscript files and includes them in other figures as expected. (BZ#806689)
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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- xfig-debuginfo-3.2.5-23.a.el6.ppc64.rpm
- xfig-debuginfo-3.2.5-23.a.el6.s390x.rpm
- xfig-debuginfo-3.2.5-23.a.el6.x86_64.rpm
- xfig-3.2.5-23.a.el6.ppc64.rpm
- xfig-plain-3.2.5-23.a.el6.ppc64.rpm
- xfig-3.2.5-23.a.el6.x86_64.rpm
- xfig-debuginfo-3.2.5-23.a.el6.i686.rpm
- xfig-plain-3.2.5-23.a.el6.s390x.rpm
- xfig-3.2.5-23.a.el6.s390x.rpm
- xfig-common-3.2.5-23.a.el6.i686.rpm
- xfig-common-3.2.5-23.a.el6.s390x.rpm
- xfig-3.2.5-23.a.el6.src.rpm
- xfig-common-3.2.5-23.a.el6.x86_64.rpm
- xfig-common-3.2.5-23.a.el6.ppc64.rpm
- xfig-3.2.5-23.a.el6.i686.rpm
- xfig-plain-3.2.5-23.a.el6.i686.rpm
- xfig-plain-3.2.5-23.a.el6.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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