RHBA-2011:1233 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated SDL package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed
to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Prior to this update, the "dist" macro in the "Release" tag was not expanded

conditionally. As a result, building the SDL package in environments without the
defined "dist" macro could have caused building failures, or undesired warnings
could have been displayed. With this update, the "dist" macro is now expanded
conditionally by using the conditional expansion. The macro is expanded to an
empty string if not defined in the build environment. (BZ#440629)

• Prior to this update, if the SDL_WM_GrabInput() function was called when the

SDL window was not viewable (for example when the window was displayed on an
inactive workspace or out of the root window), the SDL library and thus the
current application thread blocked until the window became viewable and input
could have been grabbed. With this update, SDL_WM_GrabInput() will now return
immediately with the proper error code signaling that the grab failed.
(BZ#664771)

All users of SDL should upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the 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 - 440629 - there should be %{?dist} instead of %{dist} in the *.spec on the Release: line
• BZ - 664771 - changing workspace during SDL_WM_GrabInput leaves SDL client stuck

CVEs

(none)

References

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