- Issued:
- 2010-11-04
- Updated:
- 2010-11-04
RHBA-2010:0826 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
gnome-screensaver bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated gnome-screensaver package that fixes a bug is now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The gnome-screensaver package contains the GNOME project's official screen saver
program. It is designed for improved integration with a GNOME desktop, including
themeability, language support, and Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) compliance.
It also provides screen-locking and fast user-switching from a locked screen.
This update fixes the following bug:
- When unlocking the screen, clicking the "Cancel" button may have caused the
following message to appear in the /var/log/secure log:
gnome-screensaver-dialog: pam_unix(gnome-screensaver:auth): auth could not
identify password for [user]
This was due to authentication dialog attempting to log in, even though no such
action was requested. With this update, this error has been fixed, and clicking
"Cancel" no longer attempts to authenticate a user. (BZ#644823)
Users of gnome-screensaver should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves 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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 644823 - attempts to authenticate on cancel or dialog timeout
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b5115a6550ec174a5cd063f7fd19d5ef446661dfef38923bb5b72e0b3b4aabe6 |
x86_64 | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ed38d39507924f5c2a7dfff3a6b7f4061012461cdb4d0c924851523fe80f9db9 |
ia64 | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 2c819ce8900d4251660119ac373da218c20d004df00bc2ee206ffc84c60045f5 |
i386 | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8a9f9108e083358b82b0d966c9e2ad2efab5cbe87610fff92fb113b134138c7a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b5115a6550ec174a5cd063f7fd19d5ef446661dfef38923bb5b72e0b3b4aabe6 |
x86_64 | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ed38d39507924f5c2a7dfff3a6b7f4061012461cdb4d0c924851523fe80f9db9 |
i386 | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8a9f9108e083358b82b0d966c9e2ad2efab5cbe87610fff92fb113b134138c7a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b5115a6550ec174a5cd063f7fd19d5ef446661dfef38923bb5b72e0b3b4aabe6 |
x86_64 | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ed38d39507924f5c2a7dfff3a6b7f4061012461cdb4d0c924851523fe80f9db9 |
i386 | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8a9f9108e083358b82b0d966c9e2ad2efab5cbe87610fff92fb113b134138c7a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b5115a6550ec174a5cd063f7fd19d5ef446661dfef38923bb5b72e0b3b4aabe6 |
s390x | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 774aa6010e3dc4caed86e1be041d66cc32e7a827d074d0d5c17493db0c9b1fad |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b5115a6550ec174a5cd063f7fd19d5ef446661dfef38923bb5b72e0b3b4aabe6 |
ppc | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 6c1a6ef2824bf32b52d8356c0a585aed31ca5ecb7611060acda7956c99a82780 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.src.rpm | SHA-256: b5115a6550ec174a5cd063f7fd19d5ef446661dfef38923bb5b72e0b3b4aabe6 |
x86_64 | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ed38d39507924f5c2a7dfff3a6b7f4061012461cdb4d0c924851523fe80f9db9 |
i386 | |
gnome-screensaver-2.16.1-8.el5_5.1.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 8a9f9108e083358b82b0d966c9e2ad2efab5cbe87610fff92fb113b134138c7a |
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