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

RHBA-2014:1578 - spice-vdagent bug fix update


Synopsis

spice-vdagent bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated spice-vdagent packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The spice-vdagent packages provide a SPICE agent for Linux guests.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • When using Eclipse within a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 guest in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, the digit displaying the number of hidden tabs or within was rendered incorrectly. This bug has been fixed, and the text is now rendered normally, keeping the physical screen size to a constant 96 DPI. (BZ#1066094)

Users of spice-vdagent 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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
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

  • spice-vdagent-0.14.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • spice-vdagent-debuginfo-0.14.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • spice-vdagent-0.14.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • spice-vdagent-0.14.0-4.el6.src.rpm
  • spice-vdagent-debuginfo-0.14.0-4.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)


Additional information