Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1494 - x3270 bug fix update

Synopsis

x3270 bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated x3270 packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The x3270 packages contain files needed for emulating the IBM 3278 and 3279 terminals, commonly used with mainframe applications.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the x3270 application entered a loop when it was executed with the "-script" option. As a consequence, x3270 terminated unexpectedly with a segmentation fault. With this update, x3270 no longer enters a loop in the above circumstances, and the crash thus no longer occurs. (BZ#1070750)

  • Due to an error in the underlying code, some Program Function (PF) keys did not work correctly in the X3270 interface. This error has been fixed and the affected PF keys now work as expected. (BZ#961111)

Users of x3270 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 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

  • x3270-x11-3.3.6-10.7.el6.i686.rpm
  • x3270-debuginfo-3.3.6-10.7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • x3270-3.3.6-10.7.el6.i686.rpm
  • x3270-3.3.6-10.7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • x3270-text-3.3.6-10.7.el6.i686.rpm
  • x3270-3.3.6-10.7.el6.s390x.rpm
  • x3270-x11-3.3.6-10.7.el6.s390x.rpm
  • x3270-text-3.3.6-10.7.el6.s390x.rpm
  • x3270-3.3.6-10.7.el6.src.rpm
  • x3270-debuginfo-3.3.6-10.7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • x3270-text-3.3.6-10.7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • x3270-debuginfo-3.3.6-10.7.el6.s390x.rpm
  • x3270-x11-3.3.6-10.7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • x3270-3.3.6-10.7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • x3270-x11-3.3.6-10.7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • x3270-text-3.3.6-10.7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • x3270-debuginfo-3.3.6-10.7.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information