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Re: TESTING - glibc security update fix for SL5
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:53:51 -0500
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On 04/26/2011 10:58 PM, Jon Peatfield wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Apr 2011, Troy Dawson wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> There was a bug with the latest glibc update that went out for SL5.
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=693882
>> It causes evolution to fail, and the gnome panel to crash.
> ...
>> We do not plan on pushing this out, we are waiting for a fix from TUV.
> ...
>
> I see a rumour that https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0466.html
> glibc update may fix this.  Not that I've had a chance to test it yet...
>
>    -- Jon

I have verified that it fixes the evolution crash.
I never had a machine where the gnome panel crashed.  So I am going to 
put this into testing, so that people can let me know.
If it fixes the gnome panel crash as well as the evolution crash, we 
will push it out in the security errata updates.
Troy
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