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Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:23:00 -0500
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The following packages are being added to resolve issues with driver 
incompatibilities.

Thanks to everyone who tested the packages posted in the official 
testing repository.

i386:

libdrm-2.4.25-2.el6.i686.rpm
libdrm-devel-2.4.25-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drivers-7.3-13.3.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-acecad-1.5.0-3.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-aiptek-1.4.1-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-apm-1.2.3-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-ast-0.91.10-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.14.2-9.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-ati-firmware-6.14.2-9.el6.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.3.2-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.3.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-elographics-1.3.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.6.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-evdev-devel-2.6.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.4.2-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-fpit-1.4.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-geode-2.11.12-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-glint-1.2.5-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-hyperpen-1.4.1-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-i128-1.3.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-i740-1.3.2-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.16.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-intel-devel-2.16.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-keyboard-1.6.0-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mach64-6.9.0-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.4.13-7.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mouse-1.7.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mutouch-1.3.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-neomagic-1.2.5-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-0.0.16-13.20110719gitde9d1ba.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.18-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-0.2.904-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-devel-0.2.904-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-penmount-1.5.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-qxl-0.0.14-13.el6_2.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-r128-6.8.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-rendition-4.2.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.10.4-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-savage-2.3.2-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.7.5-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.10.3-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-0.9.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-1.4.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-devel-1.4.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-1.4.3-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-trident-1.3.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0.2.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-12.7.0-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-vmware-11.0.3-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-void-1.4.0-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-1.2.4-1.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-wacom-0.13.0-6.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-wacom-devel-0.13.0-6.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-xgi-1.6.0-11.el6.i686.rpm



x86_64:

libdrm-2.4.25-2.el6.i686.rpm
libdrm-2.4.25-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
libdrm-devel-2.4.25-2.el6.i686.rpm
libdrm-devel-2.4.25-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-acecad-1.5.0-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-aiptek-1.4.1-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-apm-1.2.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-ast-0.91.10-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.14.2-9.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-ati-firmware-6.14.2-9.el6.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.3.2-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.3.4-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-elographics-1.3.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.6.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-evdev-devel-2.6.0-2.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-evdev-devel-2.6.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.4.2-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-fpit-1.4.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-glint-1.2.5-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-hyperpen-1.4.1-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-i128-1.3.4-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-i740-1.3.2-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.16.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.16.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-intel-devel-2.16.0-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-intel-devel-2.16.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-keyboard-1.6.0-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mach64-6.9.0-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.4.13-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mouse-1.7.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mutouch-1.3.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-nouveau-0.0.16-13.20110719gitde9d1ba.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.18-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-0.2.904-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-0.2.904-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-devel-0.2.904-4.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-openchrome-devel-0.2.904-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-penmount-1.5.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-qxl-0.0.14-13.el6_2.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-r128-6.8.1-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-rendition-4.2.4-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.10.4-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-savage-2.3.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.7.5-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.10.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-0.9.4-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-1.4.1-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-devel-1.4.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-synaptics-devel-1.4.1-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-1.4.3-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-trident-1.3.4-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0.2.0-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-vesa-2.3.0-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-12.7.0-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-vmware-11.0.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-void-1.4.0-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-1.2.4-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-wacom-0.13.0-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-wacom-devel-0.13.0-6.el6.i686.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-wacom-devel-0.13.0-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-xgi-1.6.0-11.el6.x86_64.rpm



On 07/10/2012 09:03 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
> The following packages are being added to resolve an issue with
> conflicts:
>
> i386:
>     gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6.i686.rpm
>
> x86_64:
>     gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6.x86_64.rpm
>
>
> On 07/09/2012 10:00 AM, Patrick Riehecky wrote:
>> Synopsis:    Low: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update
>> Issue Date:  2012-06-20
>> CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-4029
>>               CVE-2011-4028
>>
>>
>> X.Org is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It
>> provides
>> the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user
>> interfaces are designed upon.
>>
>> A flaw was found in the way the X.Org server handled lock files. A local
>> user with access to the system console could use this flaw to
>> determine the
>> existence of a file in a directory not accessible to the user, via a
>> symbolic link attack. (CVE-2011-4028)
>>
>> A race condition was found in the way the X.Org server managed temporary
>> lock files. A local attacker could use this flaw to perform a
>> symbolic link
>> attack, allowing them to make an arbitrary file world readable,
>> leading to
>> the disclosure of sensitive information. (CVE-2011-4029)
>>
>>
>> This update also fixes the following bugs:
>>
>> * Prior to this update, the KDE Display Manager (KDM) could pass invalid
>> 24bpp pixmap formats to the X server. As a consequence, the X server
>> could
>> unexpectedly abort. This update modifies the underlying code to pass the
>> correct formats.
>>
>> * Prior to this update, absolute input devices, like the stylus of a
>> graphic tablet, could become unresponsive in the right-most or
>> bottom-most
>> screen if the X server was configured as a multi-screen setup through
>> multiple "Device" sections in the xorg.conf file. This update changes
>> the
>> screen crossing behavior so that absolute devices are always mapped
>> across
>> all screens.
>>
>> * Prior to this update, the misleading message "Session active, not
>> inhibited, screen idle. If you see this test, your display server is
>> broken
>> and you should notify your distributor." could be displayed after
>> resuming
>> the system or re-enabling the display, and included a URL to an external
>> web page. This update removes this message.
>>
>> * Prior to this update, the erroneous input handling code of the Xephyr
>> server disabled screens on a screen crossing event. The focus was
>> only on
>> the screen where the mouse was located and only this screen was updated
>> when the Xephyr nested X server was configured in a multi-screen setup.
>> This update removes this code and Xephyr now correctly updates
>> screens in
>> multi-screen setups.
>>
>> * Prior to this update, raw events did not contain relative axis
>> values. As
>> a consequence, clients which relied on relative values for
>> functioning did
>> not behave as expected. This update sets the values to the original
>> driver
>> values instead of the already transformed values. Now, raw events
>> contain
>> relative axis values as expected.
>>
>> All users of xorg-x11-server are advised to upgrade to these updated
>> packages, which correct these issues. All running X.Org server instances
>> must be restarted for this update to take effect.
>>
>> SL6:
>>    i386
>>       xorg-x11-server-common-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-devel-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>    noarch
>>       xorg-x11-server-source-1.10.6-1.sl6.noarch.rpm
>>    x86_64
>>       xorg-x11-server-common-1.10.6-1.sl6.x86_64.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.10.6-1.sl6.x86_64.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-devel-1.10.6-1.sl6.i686.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-devel-1.10.6-1.sl6.x86_64.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.10.6-1.sl6.x86_64.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.10.6-1.sl6.x86_64.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.10.6-1.sl6.x86_64.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.10.6-1.sl6.x86_64.rpm
>>       xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.10.6-1.sl6.x86_64.rpm
>>
>> - Scientific Linux Development Team
>
>


-- 
Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux Developer

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