Issued:
2012-10-04
Updated:
2012-10-04

RHBA-2012:1335 - xorg-x11-server bug fix update

Synopsis

xorg-x11-server bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated xorg-x11-server packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

X.Org is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, running multiple xterm processes generating large amounts of text caused a memory leak in the X server. Consequently, all available system RAM could be consumed over time. This update fixes the composite wrapper code that was leaking certain region structures and the X server no longer leaks memory in the described scenario. (BZ#859324)

All users of xorg-x11-server are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.

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 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

  • xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.s390x.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.i386.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ia64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.91.el5_8.2.ppc.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

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References

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