- Issued:
- 2012-10-10
- Updated:
- 2013-02-20
RHBA-2012:1352 - gnome-desktop bug fix update
Synopsis
gnome-desktop bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
Updated gnome-desktop packages that fix a bug are now available.
Description
The gnome-desktop package contains an internal library (libgnome-desktop) used to implement some portions of the GNOME desktop, and also some data files and other shared components of the GNOME user environment.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, when a user hit the system's hot-key (most commonly Fn+F7) to change display configurations, the system could potentially switch to an invalid mode, which would fail to display. With this update, gnome-desktop now selects valid XRandR modes and correctly switching displays with the hot-key works as expected. (BZ#829891)
All users of gnome-desktop 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
| 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
- gnome-desktop-debuginfo-2.28.2-11.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gnome-desktop-2.28.2-11.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gnome-desktop-2.28.2-11.el6.i686.rpm
- gnome-desktop-devel-2.28.2-11.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gnome-desktop-2.28.2-11.el6.s390x.rpm
- gnome-desktop-devel-2.28.2-11.el6.i686.rpm
- gnome-desktop-2.28.2-11.el6.src.rpm
- gnome-desktop-debuginfo-2.28.2-11.el6.s390x.rpm
- gnome-desktop-debuginfo-2.28.2-11.el6.i686.rpm
- gnome-desktop-2.28.2-11.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gnome-desktop-debuginfo-2.28.2-11.el6.ppc.rpm
- gnome-desktop-devel-2.28.2-11.el6.s390.rpm
- gnome-desktop-2.28.2-11.el6.s390.rpm
- gnome-desktop-2.28.2-11.el6.ppc.rpm
- gnome-desktop-devel-2.28.2-11.el6.ppc.rpm
- gnome-desktop-debuginfo-2.28.2-11.el6.s390.rpm
- gnome-desktop-devel-2.28.2-11.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gnome-desktop-debuginfo-2.28.2-11.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gnome-desktop-devel-2.28.2-11.el6.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.