Bug Fix Advisory xorg-x11-server bug fix and enhancement update

Advisory: RHBA-2009:1373-1
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2009-09-02
Last updated on: 2009-09-02
Affected Products: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated xorg-x11-server packages that fix bugs and add enhancements are now
available.

X.org X11 is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It
provides the basic low level functionality upon which full fledged
graphical user interfaces such as GNOME and KDE are designed.

These updated packages address the following bugs:

* an error in trapezoid rasterisation that caused X to crash and which
could be triggered on large web pages has been fixed. (BZ#448586)

* a crash in software image transfers on 64-bit systems that caused Xvfb
(the X virtual framebuffer) to segfault has been fixed. (BZ#467370)

* a 64-bit bug in the x86 emulator that prevented X from starting on AMD64
and Intel 64 clients was corrected. (BZ#503072)

* the xorg-x11-server-randr-source package is obsolete but no other
packages "obsolete" it. With this update xorg-x11-server obsoletes the
randr-source package and, if the old package is present, installing this
update will remove it automatically. (BZ#503072)

This update also includes the following enhancements:

* the -maxclients command line option was added to the X server. This
option allows for configurations with either more clients or more resources
per client. (BZ#439797)

* two new opcodes to support newer video BIOSes were added. Note: Intel
Mobile Express Series 5 chipsets (also known as "Ironlake graphics" for the
CPU used with the chipsets) are only supported in VESA mode in Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5. (BZ#503182)

All xorg-x11-server users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues and add these features.


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/docs/DOC-11259

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.67.el5.src.rpm     29e225fabd1499b0d523dbc97829003c
 
IA-32:
xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     d8f51a770ec937ce614acc7be877ef8d
 
x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     793bc8347b518964caba6c8a1ec6e526
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.67.el5.src.rpm     29e225fabd1499b0d523dbc97829003c
 
IA-32:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     5b21288cf11eeae47bf245c4881d6385
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     f171a71041036467337992b333b314ff
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     17d0942685fc60111aa9e368d48c61de
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     fca7b6b9979282dd672e5efa7cac7362
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     1d84671b744bda100cc729a1c6d6e3db
xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     db9c9b822df17dacf6539e1404b00ecc
xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     d8f51a770ec937ce614acc7be877ef8d
 
IA-64:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ia64.rpm     434a189fda7132c8c6b23dc47944f3ac
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ia64.rpm     2418961d58a843e86073483e40ba0706
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ia64.rpm     fdda5a827e68febe92e52c7f7ffb98f8
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ia64.rpm     15675525a5b56429ee783f61ed9ff900
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ia64.rpm     8405ae44d194420d33144db28ec2693f
xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ia64.rpm     e355ef2769a9d20afae4be91e9590aa3
xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ia64.rpm     5579bba314d5b632afd36125ead6b449
 
PPC:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ppc.rpm     0ff71bd325b0931f3f780b6be57c1cfb
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ppc.rpm     5fed8069f7ecec2ee2043180840ab0e5
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ppc.rpm     37f445ad9bc36e5da2ce17665ad8d679
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ppc.rpm     5f00475fa5a5121cc0a55f3558976d2e
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ppc.rpm     6a6071eabf8746a3ef788c95d1063f77
xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ppc.rpm     05f0f3d1c6b909d16c262cbe11366d04
xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.67.el5.ppc.rpm     f19921a543643d6b43cc612d3091343b
 
s390x:
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.67.el5.s390x.rpm     c8b956e1dd27e9dfb1df36c8a0dd982f
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.67.el5.s390x.rpm     3b3cb70fdea7538a335966367596263f
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.67.el5.s390x.rpm     f5d80f0171cd1d20eb983a55aeb5e383
xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.67.el5.s390x.rpm     37d619da1b4256e3d4a24cf7c5fb6c95
 
x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     1aa4a9b3e8868afaf1cad27b3d0c7a1a
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     766fb8e304823289ce0fbad4bbbcf67d
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     1c0c6fb3a77081d76893e8d65cbec35b
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     534c7c420a58d16aea0d6d477711b82e
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     449f9cd136963b4fd4c9fd6d68fc68bc
xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     b725350ef94197408a7589840362cf15
xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     793bc8347b518964caba6c8a1ec6e526
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
xorg-x11-server-1.1.1-48.67.el5.src.rpm     29e225fabd1499b0d523dbc97829003c
 
IA-32:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     5b21288cf11eeae47bf245c4881d6385
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     f171a71041036467337992b333b314ff
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     17d0942685fc60111aa9e368d48c61de
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     fca7b6b9979282dd672e5efa7cac7362
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     1d84671b744bda100cc729a1c6d6e3db
xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.67.el5.i386.rpm     db9c9b822df17dacf6539e1404b00ecc
 
x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     1aa4a9b3e8868afaf1cad27b3d0c7a1a
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     766fb8e304823289ce0fbad4bbbcf67d
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     1c0c6fb3a77081d76893e8d65cbec35b
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     534c7c420a58d16aea0d6d477711b82e
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     449f9cd136963b4fd4c9fd6d68fc68bc
xorg-x11-server-Xvnc-source-1.1.1-48.67.el5.x86_64.rpm     b725350ef94197408a7589840362cf15
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

439797 - [CRM 1067838] Customer would like increase max number of X server connections
448586 - Firefox 3 crashes Xorg at picture.c:1600
467370 - sr#1841218/ Xvfb segfaults on fbBlt/memcpy
504698 - old xorg-x11-server-randr-source left installed after upgrade



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