- Issued:
- 2007-06-11
- Updated:
- 2007-06-11
RHBA-2007:0411 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
gdm bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated gdm packages that fix several bugs are now available.
Description
Gdm (the GNOME Display Manager) is a highly configurable
reimplementation of xdm, the X Display Manager. Gdm allows you to log
into your system with the X Window System running and supports running
several different X sessions on your local machine at the same time.
This erratum includes the following bug fixes:
- reduced logging verbosity of XDMCP subsystem
- fixed greeter confusion where it asks for a password instead of username if
the Caps Lock key is pressed at the wrong time
- fixed a bug where local client connections would be refused after a remote
client connection
All users of gdm should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 178773 - [RHEL3] gdm has superfluous warnings about xdmcp buffers
- BZ - 197647 - Confusing label shows password in clear text
- BZ - 206518 - when I access to xdmcp via exceed, my x server hangs
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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