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

RHBA-2013:1698 - esc bug fix update

Synopsis

esc bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated esc packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The esc packages contain the Smart Card Manager GUI, which allows user to manage security smart cards. The primary function of the tool is to enroll smart cards, so that they can be used for common cryptographic operations, such as secure e-mail and website access.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • The ESC utility did not start when the latest 17 series release of the XULRunner runtime environment was installed on the system. This update includes necessary changes to ensure that ESC works as expected with the latest version of XULRunner. (BZ#920826)

  • The ESC utility can be started manually or automatically when a card is inserted. Previously, when ESC started automatically, the ~/.redhat/ directory was created and granted with the read, write and execute permissions. However, some files within this directory had the permissions to read and write only. This inconsistency has been fixed with this update and the permissions are now set properly in the described scenario. (BZ#961582)

  • Due to a bug in the esc.desktop file, an error message has been logged in the /var/log/messages/ directory. This update applies a patch to fix this bug and the error message is no longer returned. (BZ#981156)

Users of esc 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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
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 Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • esc-1.1.0-26.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • esc-debuginfo-1.1.0-26.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • esc-1.1.0-26.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • esc-1.1.0-26.el6.src.rpm
  • esc-debuginfo-1.1.0-26.el6.i686.rpm
  • esc-debuginfo-1.1.0-26.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • esc-1.1.0-26.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information