- Issued:
- 2014-10-13
- Updated:
- 2014-10-13
RHBA-2014:1538 - glib2 bug fix and enhancement update
Synopsis
glib2 bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
Updated glib2 packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
GLib is a low-level core library that forms the basis for projects such as GTK+ and GNOME. It provides data structure handling for C, portability wrappers, and interfaces for such runtime functionality as an event loop, threads, dynamic loading, and an object system.
The glib2 packages have been upgraded to upstream version 2.28.8, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#1101398)
Users of glib2 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
| 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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| 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
- glib2-devel-2.28.8-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- glib2-debuginfo-2.28.8-4.el6.i686.rpm
- glib2-2.28.8-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- glib2-devel-2.28.8-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- glib2-2.28.8-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- glib2-devel-2.28.8-4.el6.i686.rpm
- glib2-debuginfo-2.28.8-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- glib2-2.28.8-4.el6.src.rpm
- glib2-2.28.8-4.el6.s390.rpm
- glib2-devel-2.28.8-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- glib2-2.28.8-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- glib2-2.28.8-4.el6.i686.rpm
- glib2-static-2.28.8-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- glib2-devel-2.28.8-4.el6.s390.rpm
- glib2-devel-2.28.8-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- glib2-debuginfo-2.28.8-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- glib2-static-2.28.8-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- glib2-static-2.28.8-4.el6.i686.rpm
- glib2-doc-2.28.8-4.el6.noarch.rpm
- glib2-debuginfo-2.28.8-4.el6.ppc.rpm
- glib2-static-2.28.8-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- glib2-2.28.8-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- glib2-debuginfo-2.28.8-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- glib2-debuginfo-2.28.8-4.el6.s390.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 1101398
- This content is not included.BZ - 1120611
- This content is not included.BZ - 1128848
- This content is not included.BZ - 1139274
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/.
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