RHBA-2012:0392 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated iok package that fixes multiple bugs is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iok package contains an Indic on-screen virtual keyboard that supports the
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Oriya,
Sindhi, Tamil and Telugu languages. Currently, iok works with Inscript and xkb
keymaps for Indian languages, and is able to parse and display non-Inscript
keymaps as well.

The iok package has been upgraded to upstream version 1.3.13, which provides a
number of bug fixes over the previous version. This update also fixes the
following bugs:

• Due to xkb keymaps being rewritten in a recent update of the xkeyboard-config

package, the iok's language list contained incorrect xkb keymap names when
selecting the Hindi X Keyboard Extension (XKB). To fix this problem, the iok's
xkb parser has been rewritten. (BZ#736992)

• Previously, iok looked for files with the ".mim" suffix in the "~/.m17n"

directory instead of the "~/.m17n.d" directory. This update modifies the
directory path to the correct "~/.m17n.d" so that the user-defined keymap files
are saved in the correct directory. (BZ#752667)

• Previously, when using the on-screen keyboard, mouse clicks on various

characters worked as expected. However, finger inputs failed because the first
selected character was selected regardless of what characters the user selected
next. With this update, users can use the drag-and-drop feature when running iok
in advanced mode (the "iok -a" command), which allows users to drag the first
key button over the second button. The drag-and-drop feature is not available in
iok's default mode. (BZ#752668)

• Due to a small size of the xkb name array, if the user selected the

xkb-Malayalam keymap (enhanced Indian Script with the Rupee sign), and then
pressed the "To English" button, the iok utility could terminate unexpectedly.
With this update, the size of the xkb name array has been increased so that the
utility no longer crashes in the described scenario. (BZ#798592)

All users of iok are advised to 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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

CVEs

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References

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