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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:1271 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2012-09-17
Updated:
2012-09-17

RHBA-2012:1271 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

linuxwacom bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated linuxwacom packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The linuxwacom package contains the drivers, libraries, and documentation for
configuring and running Wacom tablets under the Linux operating system. It
contains diagnostic applications as well as X.org XInput drivers.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Due to a regression, when a Wacom tablet was used with only a lens cursor

device attached to it for input, the lens cursor could not be moved. This update
fixes this bug and lens cursor devices now work as expected in the described
scenario. (BZ#843859)

Users of linuxwacom are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
this bug.

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/FAQ_58_10188

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

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 77711e3789d23222f98c240c964a688a0d4b4ec1712d17323f29bcd30efa02f4
x86_64
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 330cbb9052a03a95e7a1cf3055912e57162465b32ac030d5fa56be6f28901bc8
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: f308512aefd92210c9d6542da1a657437a445db15a0ea16cf10597a5e9402e28
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ff42b0b34ee81ef3d49f689a698cf65ed941c73a62e897c5aec4d2dbca42f8e1
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: 65a685c136092c826ac1226a7028757bf445f1dc34f1f4c597c75aec53e3af11
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 05db450a9772314f394bc469dadec9880ce3f5bd4e37f9724921a604fef73155
ia64
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 0c56463b8f5ddb1d9f5fea5a1d4efec5f41fe855b36d01e2e8a98565d5f56ec5
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm SHA-256: a2688e0b1595d587ad044a042d3de7e80a6d9e209b14df8e374bf1b61c8fedbe
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm SHA-256: bf98595dd6810c36d82400cb7247d6f507bac557646c21a53e7747d88f35432f
i386
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: acfff39978339fcec8656d341b8aa1210969ba52747baf61b96bbcf0e8593ba3
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: f308512aefd92210c9d6542da1a657437a445db15a0ea16cf10597a5e9402e28
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: 65a685c136092c826ac1226a7028757bf445f1dc34f1f4c597c75aec53e3af11

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 77711e3789d23222f98c240c964a688a0d4b4ec1712d17323f29bcd30efa02f4
x86_64
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 330cbb9052a03a95e7a1cf3055912e57162465b32ac030d5fa56be6f28901bc8
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: f308512aefd92210c9d6542da1a657437a445db15a0ea16cf10597a5e9402e28
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ff42b0b34ee81ef3d49f689a698cf65ed941c73a62e897c5aec4d2dbca42f8e1
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ff42b0b34ee81ef3d49f689a698cf65ed941c73a62e897c5aec4d2dbca42f8e1
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: 65a685c136092c826ac1226a7028757bf445f1dc34f1f4c597c75aec53e3af11
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 05db450a9772314f394bc469dadec9880ce3f5bd4e37f9724921a604fef73155
i386
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: acfff39978339fcec8656d341b8aa1210969ba52747baf61b96bbcf0e8593ba3
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: f308512aefd92210c9d6542da1a657437a445db15a0ea16cf10597a5e9402e28
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: f308512aefd92210c9d6542da1a657437a445db15a0ea16cf10597a5e9402e28
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: 65a685c136092c826ac1226a7028757bf445f1dc34f1f4c597c75aec53e3af11

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 77711e3789d23222f98c240c964a688a0d4b4ec1712d17323f29bcd30efa02f4
x86_64
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 330cbb9052a03a95e7a1cf3055912e57162465b32ac030d5fa56be6f28901bc8
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ff42b0b34ee81ef3d49f689a698cf65ed941c73a62e897c5aec4d2dbca42f8e1
i386
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: acfff39978339fcec8656d341b8aa1210969ba52747baf61b96bbcf0e8593ba3
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: f308512aefd92210c9d6542da1a657437a445db15a0ea16cf10597a5e9402e28

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 77711e3789d23222f98c240c964a688a0d4b4ec1712d17323f29bcd30efa02f4
ppc
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 8e7fffbe4ac59659f4d9123beb647ba37fec91694cef4c3097d91e7919d9f4fb
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 7b275304084f406779d4c8cacf64ee95ffd20b01458efd46ab0c961c4f6ceec0
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm SHA-256: a1ae91139d19ad01e5bd5ee8596f2a33fbe15455216fd46453605c0b653d4e1e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.src.rpm SHA-256: 77711e3789d23222f98c240c964a688a0d4b4ec1712d17323f29bcd30efa02f4
x86_64
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 330cbb9052a03a95e7a1cf3055912e57162465b32ac030d5fa56be6f28901bc8
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: f308512aefd92210c9d6542da1a657437a445db15a0ea16cf10597a5e9402e28
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ff42b0b34ee81ef3d49f689a698cf65ed941c73a62e897c5aec4d2dbca42f8e1
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: 65a685c136092c826ac1226a7028757bf445f1dc34f1f4c597c75aec53e3af11
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 05db450a9772314f394bc469dadec9880ce3f5bd4e37f9724921a604fef73155
i386
linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: acfff39978339fcec8656d341b8aa1210969ba52747baf61b96bbcf0e8593ba3
linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: f308512aefd92210c9d6542da1a657437a445db15a0ea16cf10597a5e9402e28
linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm SHA-256: 65a685c136092c826ac1226a7028757bf445f1dc34f1f4c597c75aec53e3af11

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