- Issued:
- 2005-10-05
- Updated:
- 2005-10-05
RHBA-2005:644 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
gdm bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated gdm package that addresses various issues is now available.
Description
The GNOME Display Manager, gdm, is a highly configurable
re-implementation of xdm, the X Display Manager. It allows users to log
into systems with the X Window System running and supports running
several simultaneous X sessions on a local machine.
This updated gdm package addresses the following issues:
- Sets user's locale correctly in failsafe terminal
- Adds audit support
All users of gdm should upgrade to this updated package.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 138681 - [RHEL4] failsafe xterm has non-utf locale while environment is set to utf
- BZ - 159338 - gdm update for new audit system
- BZ - 161230 - gdm create spurious audit entries
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ae4109ccb5cf2eacf343df12e9eeb7b0688c71fd674e3756de918ae6185838fb |
x86_64 | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d1a6ace3a21fc09007907d747f267c4151d65a74dd1d6594b7ce9694fb0819c6 |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d1a6ace3a21fc09007907d747f267c4151d65a74dd1d6594b7ce9694fb0819c6 |
ia64 | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 3dd8eef4d2200a75c86b474af8bd6c90eba45dcb3d4c0a84dc1cec3b6a56477e |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 3dd8eef4d2200a75c86b474af8bd6c90eba45dcb3d4c0a84dc1cec3b6a56477e |
i386 | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ff5e9231b6cf6f806991d340ec0155b319eef97b2b70d570e26d4d9993948af8 |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ff5e9231b6cf6f806991d340ec0155b319eef97b2b70d570e26d4d9993948af8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ae4109ccb5cf2eacf343df12e9eeb7b0688c71fd674e3756de918ae6185838fb |
x86_64 | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d1a6ace3a21fc09007907d747f267c4151d65a74dd1d6594b7ce9694fb0819c6 |
ia64 | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 3dd8eef4d2200a75c86b474af8bd6c90eba45dcb3d4c0a84dc1cec3b6a56477e |
i386 | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ff5e9231b6cf6f806991d340ec0155b319eef97b2b70d570e26d4d9993948af8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ae4109ccb5cf2eacf343df12e9eeb7b0688c71fd674e3756de918ae6185838fb |
x86_64 | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d1a6ace3a21fc09007907d747f267c4151d65a74dd1d6594b7ce9694fb0819c6 |
i386 | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ff5e9231b6cf6f806991d340ec0155b319eef97b2b70d570e26d4d9993948af8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ae4109ccb5cf2eacf343df12e9eeb7b0688c71fd674e3756de918ae6185838fb |
s390x | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: b2d4f09776be67d7d60444d7345a44a581eb0d11dacf8f9d1c8b424e4e0861a2 |
s390 | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.s390.rpm | SHA-256: c58df5c790a94ca012f70e0cb7ac8f14573afd24342d6078185c84567b2dc204 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM | |
---|---|
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.src.rpm | SHA-256: ae4109ccb5cf2eacf343df12e9eeb7b0688c71fd674e3756de918ae6185838fb |
ppc | |
gdm-2.6.0.5-7.rhel4.4.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: f60d85008a11820ed84fe338ddff0d3cb9edb43302632a207659725d73cfadcc |
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