Issued:
2013-02-20
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHEA-2013:0301 - xorg-x11 drivers enhancement update


Synopsis

xorg-x11 drivers enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated xorg-x11 drivers packages that add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The xorg-x11 drivers packages allow the OS installation software to install all drivers all at once, without having to track which individual drivers are present on each architecture. By installing these packages, it forces all of the individual driver packages to be installed.

These updated xorg-x11 drivers packages include numerous enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes:

This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.4_Technical_Notes/xorg-x11.html

All users of xorg-x11 drivers are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide numerous 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/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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

  • xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-debuginfo-0.4.3-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-debuginfo-0.3.0-3.20120806git.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-nv-debuginfo-2.1.20-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-0.9.6-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-savage-2.3.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-r128-6.9.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vmware-12.0.2-3.20120718gite5ac80d8f.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-apm-debuginfo-1.2.5-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-xgi-debuginfo-1.6.0-18.20121114git.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-debuginfo-1.4.5-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-0.3.0-3.20120806git.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-xgi-1.6.0-18.20121114git.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-debuginfo-1.7.7-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-glint-1.2.8-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ast-0.97.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.6.1-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-debuginfo-0.4.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-neomagic-debuginfo-1.2.7-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vesa-debuginfo-2.3.2-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i128-1.3.6-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-v4l-debuginfo-0.2.0-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-devel-0.3.0-3.20120806git.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-modesetting-0.5.0-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.10.7-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-dummy-debuginfo-0.3.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-rendition-debuginfo-4.2.5-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-apm-1.2.5-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-glint-1.2.8-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-nv-debuginfo-2.1.20-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i740-debuginfo-1.3.4-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-modesetting-debuginfo-0.5.0-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-v4l-debuginfo-0.2.0-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.3.6-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i128-debuginfo-1.3.6-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-1.2.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-dummy-debuginfo-0.3.6-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i740-1.3.4-5.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-devel-0.3.0-3.20120806git.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.2-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i740-1.3.4-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.6.1-7.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-modesetting-0.5.0-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-glint-debuginfo-1.2.8-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-trident-1.3.6-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-modesetting-0.5.0-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-savage-debuginfo-2.3.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-1.4.5-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.5.1-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-savage-2.3.6-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-nv-debuginfo-2.1.20-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-1.2.5-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-dummy-debuginfo-0.3.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.20-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i740-1.3.4-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-debuginfo-1.2.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vmware-12.0.2-3.20120718gite5ac80d8f.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.7.7-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-savage-debuginfo-2.3.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-debuginfo-1.7.7-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-trident-debuginfo-1.3.6-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-r128-debuginfo-6.9.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-xgi-debuginfo-1.6.0-18.20121114git.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.4.3-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-debuginfo-1.5.1-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-trident-1.3.6-4.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mach64-6.9.3-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-apm-debuginfo-1.2.5-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-geode-2.11.13-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.6.1-7.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.10.7-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mach64-debuginfo-6.9.3-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.4.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-glint-debuginfo-1.2.8-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-apm-1.2.5-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-rendition-4.2.5-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.10.7-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-1.4.5-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vmware-12.0.2-3.20120718gite5ac80d8f.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i128-1.3.6-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-v4l-debuginfo-0.2.0-6.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.2-4.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ast-debuginfo-0.97.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drivers-7.3-13.4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-1.4.5-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.20-4.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-xgi-1.6.0-18.20121114git.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-rendition-4.2.5-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ast-0.97.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drivers-7.3-13.4.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-debuginfo-1.10.6-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.10.7-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-savage-2.3.6-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-debuginfo-0.4.3-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-glint-debuginfo-1.2.8-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.5.1-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-modesetting-debuginfo-0.5.0-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.2-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.20-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-rendition-debuginfo-4.2.5-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-geode-debuginfo-2.11.13-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mach64-debuginfo-6.9.3-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.10.6-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ast-0.97.0-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.7.7-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0.2.0-6.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-0.3.0-3.20120806git.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-trident-1.3.6-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vmware-debuginfo-12.0.2-3.20120718gite5ac80d8f.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-debuginfo-1.10.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-debuginfo-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-debuginfo-1.7.7-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-0.3.0-3.20120806git.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ast-debuginfo-0.97.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-xgi-debuginfo-1.6.0-18.20121114git.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.6.1-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-debuginfo-0.9.6-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.4.3-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-debuginfo-1.2.5-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drivers-7.3-13.4.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-debuginfo-1.4.5-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-debuginfo-0.10.7-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-glint-1.2.8-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-trident-1.3.6-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-1.2.5-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-r128-6.9.1-1.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.10.6-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ast-0.97.0-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vmware-debuginfo-12.0.2-3.20120718gite5ac80d8f.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-debuginfo-0.3.0-3.20120806git.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.3.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i740-1.3.4-5.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.7.7-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.5.1-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-debuginfo-1.2.5-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-geode-2.11.13-1.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-debuginfo-1.10.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-rendition-4.2.5-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i128-1.3.6-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.4.3-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-apm-debuginfo-1.2.5-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.20-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-r128-6.9.1-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-apm-1.2.5-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-debuginfo-1.6.1-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i128-debuginfo-1.3.6-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.10.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-ast-debuginfo-0.97.0-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-xgi-1.6.0-18.20121114git.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-debuginfo-0.10.7-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vesa-debuginfo-2.3.2-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-rendition-4.2.5-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-r128-6.9.1-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-0.9.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i740-debuginfo-1.3.4-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mach64-6.9.3-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-r128-debuginfo-6.9.1-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-r128-debuginfo-6.9.1-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.5.1-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-trident-debuginfo-1.3.6-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.10.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-glint-1.2.8-3.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-apm-1.2.5-5.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-trident-debuginfo-1.3.6-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mach64-debuginfo-6.9.3-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i740-debuginfo-1.3.4-5.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-1.2.5-3.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-neomagic-1.2.7-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-0.9.6-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-neomagic-1.2.7-3.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-modesetting-0.5.0-1.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-debuginfo-0.9.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sis-debuginfo-0.10.7-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0.2.0-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mach64-6.9.3-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-savage-debuginfo-2.3.6-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mach64-6.9.3-4.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0.2.0-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-0.9.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.3.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.2-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-vesa-debuginfo-2.3.2-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i128-1.3.6-3.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0.2.0-6.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.3.6-2.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-debuginfo-1.6.1-7.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-i128-debuginfo-1.3.6-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-debuginfo-0.9.6-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.7.7-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drivers-7.3-13.4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-xgi-1.6.0-18.20121114git.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-savage-2.3.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-debuginfo-1.6.1-7.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-modesetting-debuginfo-0.5.0-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-rendition-debuginfo-4.2.5-2.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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References


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