Bug Fix Advisory gtk2 bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2008:0773-2
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2008-07-24
Last updated on: 2008-07-24
Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated gtk2 packages that resolve an issue are now available.

GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.

This updated package addresses the following bug:

* processes that used GTK+ and which ran for multiple days (and longer)
could cause a serial overflow bug to present, causing GTK+ to terminate.
Consequently, all open windows in an affected Gnome session would abruptly
close. This updated package changes the way this particular serial count is
tracked, ensuring the overflow does not occur.

All users are advised to upgrade to these updated gtk2 packages, which
resolve this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188


Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)

SRPMS:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.src.rpm     6e64ba364522d1f749b1bf4b4157e056
 
IA-32:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     1305f2515426be0d47c4b3e29610c063
 
x86_64:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.x86_64.rpm     87eb55c926744c5ae6f3eeeeeea0961e
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.x86_64.rpm     faa8deaac2c81d9f6065ca6ed30ec0e7
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.src.rpm     6e64ba364522d1f749b1bf4b4157e056
 
IA-32:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     1305f2515426be0d47c4b3e29610c063
 
IA-64:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.ia64.rpm     f24364bdca10634e390f19a6736e9a14
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.ia64.rpm     6574bd64a8862159ef0a47ebc493a596
 
PPC:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.ppc.rpm     56111b52930fe40d1df886c25968fb54
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.ppc64.rpm     10a54b5763cd592607ae3099b7f5d2a9
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.ppc.rpm     f0b2d31036f25eb76e725a22d06cdccc
 
s390:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.s390.rpm     2068581073f6d0f8940b59b9c247c4d1
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.s390.rpm     f7d8f703f22796682dde14ace17450d5
 
s390x:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.s390.rpm     2068581073f6d0f8940b59b9c247c4d1
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.s390x.rpm     d91244f5a7cab9d30a5cda9675664003
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.s390x.rpm     87ac5d79e5f15ea6669b507554818b81
 
x86_64:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.x86_64.rpm     87eb55c926744c5ae6f3eeeeeea0961e
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.x86_64.rpm     faa8deaac2c81d9f6065ca6ed30ec0e7
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)

SRPMS:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.src.rpm     6e64ba364522d1f749b1bf4b4157e056
 
IA-32:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     1305f2515426be0d47c4b3e29610c063
 
IA-64:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.ia64.rpm     f24364bdca10634e390f19a6736e9a14
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.ia64.rpm     6574bd64a8862159ef0a47ebc493a596
 
x86_64:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.x86_64.rpm     87eb55c926744c5ae6f3eeeeeea0961e
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.x86_64.rpm     faa8deaac2c81d9f6065ca6ed30ec0e7
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.src.rpm     6e64ba364522d1f749b1bf4b4157e056
 
IA-32:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     1305f2515426be0d47c4b3e29610c063
 
IA-64:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.ia64.rpm     f24364bdca10634e390f19a6736e9a14
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.ia64.rpm     6574bd64a8862159ef0a47ebc493a596
 
x86_64:
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.i386.rpm     ffef03bf7f68f850128c1aaf0107d945
gtk2-2.4.13-24.el4.x86_64.rpm     87eb55c926744c5ae6f3eeeeeea0961e
gtk2-devel-2.4.13-24.el4.x86_64.rpm     faa8deaac2c81d9f6065ca6ed30ec0e7
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

446045 - GUI/VNC installs not working. exits when gtk.main() is called



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