Issued:
2013-11-20
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1556 - rdesktop bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

rdesktop bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated rdesktop packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The rdesktop package is an open source client for Windows NT Terminal Server and Windows 2000 & 2003 Terminal Services, capable of natively speaking Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in order to present the user's NT desktop.

The rdesktop package has been upgraded to upstream version 1.7.0., which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version, including fixes for incorrect cursor and scrollbar rendering. (BZ#852890, BZ#914279)

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Due to a bug in the rdesktop code, error messages were continuously displayed in the shell while rdesktop was used. This bug has been fixed and messages are no longer generated during an rdesktop session. (BZ#902912)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:

  • With this update, support for Terminal Services on clustered Windows Server 2008 R2 machines has been added to the rdesktop package. (BZ#701246)

Users of rdesktop are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
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 - 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

  • rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm
  • rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information