RHBA-2006:0292 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated openmotif packages that fix various bugs are now available.

Description

OpenMotif provides libraries that implement the Motif industry standard
graphical user interface.

The following issues have been addressed:

• XmListReplacePositions problem
• XmList out of bound accesses
• Pasting into TextField
• Update of cursor position of preedit text when input style is OnTheSpot
• Memory leak in XmGetVisibility function
• Crash in IconFile if there are a large number of files in home

Users of OpenMotif should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 167701 - Fix for XmList out of bound accesses
• BZ - 179549 - Pasting into XmTextField is unreliable
• BZ - 180352 - Large number of files in home directory causes OpenMotif crash

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)