RHBA-2010:0246 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated xorg-x11-drv-evdev packages that fix a potential division by
zero bug are now available.

Description

The xorg-x11-drv-evdev packages provide an X input device driver that
lets the X server read input events from the evdev kernel interface.

This update applies the following bug fixes:

• an invalid axis range can result in a division by zero error upon

moving the mouse, crashing the X server. (BZ#371151)

• the release string in the spec file for the packages has changed

from %{dist} to %{?dist}. (BZ#548008)

All users of this package are advised to 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.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/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 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 - 371151 - After the upgrade the x server dies when moving mouse
• BZ - 548008 - %{dist} instead of %{?dist} in spec file

CVEs

(none)

References

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