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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:1393 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2012-10-19
Updated:
2012-10-19

RHBA-2012:1393 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

gnome-screensaver 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 gnome-screensaver packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The gnome-screensaver packages contain the GNOME project's official screen saver
program. It is designed for improved integration with the GNOME desktop,
including themeability, language support, and Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)
compliance. It also provides screen-locking and fast user-switching from a
locked screen.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • When a Mandatory profile was enabled, the "Lock screen when screen saver is

active" option in the Gnome Screensaver Preferences window was not disabled.
This bug could lead to security risks for users. With this update, the
lock-screen option is disabled as expected in the described scenario, thus
preventing this bug. (BZ#860643)

All users of gnome-screensaver are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which fix this bug.

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/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.3 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 IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.3 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.3 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 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.3 i386
  • 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

(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 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1bbb42f2ce917964e7730019c1f98360224eeadd99bd06a66780f0a62ef534e6
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1bbb42f2ce917964e7730019c1f98360224eeadd99bd06a66780f0a62ef534e6
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6aed385e43a39ef0766f3b2602a8e26e7bbf7da60d93dd8557b7b037ae9320f5
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6aed385e43a39ef0766f3b2602a8e26e7bbf7da60d93dd8557b7b037ae9320f5
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1e9c38fa529de771cd10061e0799b173efc215f60d8a3db76ec6268735295637
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 117a2ca7f0b4070ab67db11f6156d996fd28b567b9f23a168c128e195d733c27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.3

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1bbb42f2ce917964e7730019c1f98360224eeadd99bd06a66780f0a62ef534e6
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6aed385e43a39ef0766f3b2602a8e26e7bbf7da60d93dd8557b7b037ae9320f5
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1e9c38fa529de771cd10061e0799b173efc215f60d8a3db76ec6268735295637
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 117a2ca7f0b4070ab67db11f6156d996fd28b567b9f23a168c128e195d733c27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1bbb42f2ce917964e7730019c1f98360224eeadd99bd06a66780f0a62ef534e6
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6aed385e43a39ef0766f3b2602a8e26e7bbf7da60d93dd8557b7b037ae9320f5
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1e9c38fa529de771cd10061e0799b173efc215f60d8a3db76ec6268735295637
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 117a2ca7f0b4070ab67db11f6156d996fd28b567b9f23a168c128e195d733c27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1bbb42f2ce917964e7730019c1f98360224eeadd99bd06a66780f0a62ef534e6
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6aed385e43a39ef0766f3b2602a8e26e7bbf7da60d93dd8557b7b037ae9320f5
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1e9c38fa529de771cd10061e0799b173efc215f60d8a3db76ec6268735295637
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 117a2ca7f0b4070ab67db11f6156d996fd28b567b9f23a168c128e195d733c27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1bbb42f2ce917964e7730019c1f98360224eeadd99bd06a66780f0a62ef534e6
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6aed385e43a39ef0766f3b2602a8e26e7bbf7da60d93dd8557b7b037ae9320f5
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1e9c38fa529de771cd10061e0799b173efc215f60d8a3db76ec6268735295637
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 117a2ca7f0b4070ab67db11f6156d996fd28b567b9f23a168c128e195d733c27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
s390x
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9a9145d5430c991a7429cbf24ca1519596233059a90928cfe34c4f22bde37fd1
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 42da32714af192b6253131287f6639b761d2ef5808f17d90e352c451bf8a2263

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.3

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
s390x
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9a9145d5430c991a7429cbf24ca1519596233059a90928cfe34c4f22bde37fd1
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 42da32714af192b6253131287f6639b761d2ef5808f17d90e352c451bf8a2263

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
ppc64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 5c4493550bcb64a63420c362621237daa4519c20b2472bed6a0b34315f6dc6a2
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: bc856f5b088ee5d7189b29766b28e5144aec438d4dbe51477a404c013c549ee7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.3

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
ppc64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 5c4493550bcb64a63420c362621237daa4519c20b2472bed6a0b34315f6dc6a2
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: bc856f5b088ee5d7189b29766b28e5144aec438d4dbe51477a404c013c549ee7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1bbb42f2ce917964e7730019c1f98360224eeadd99bd06a66780f0a62ef534e6
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6aed385e43a39ef0766f3b2602a8e26e7bbf7da60d93dd8557b7b037ae9320f5
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1e9c38fa529de771cd10061e0799b173efc215f60d8a3db76ec6268735295637
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 117a2ca7f0b4070ab67db11f6156d996fd28b567b9f23a168c128e195d733c27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
s390x
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9a9145d5430c991a7429cbf24ca1519596233059a90928cfe34c4f22bde37fd1
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 42da32714af192b6253131287f6639b761d2ef5808f17d90e352c451bf8a2263

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.3

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1bbb42f2ce917964e7730019c1f98360224eeadd99bd06a66780f0a62ef534e6
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6aed385e43a39ef0766f3b2602a8e26e7bbf7da60d93dd8557b7b037ae9320f5
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1e9c38fa529de771cd10061e0799b173efc215f60d8a3db76ec6268735295637
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 117a2ca7f0b4070ab67db11f6156d996fd28b567b9f23a168c128e195d733c27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1bbb42f2ce917964e7730019c1f98360224eeadd99bd06a66780f0a62ef534e6
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6aed385e43a39ef0766f3b2602a8e26e7bbf7da60d93dd8557b7b037ae9320f5
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1e9c38fa529de771cd10061e0799b173efc215f60d8a3db76ec6268735295637
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 117a2ca7f0b4070ab67db11f6156d996fd28b567b9f23a168c128e195d733c27

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.src.rpm SHA-256: 94f6300e62183fd0d46a61a5219d555a54edecbc4ee5a75326618b495230b929
s390x
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9a9145d5430c991a7429cbf24ca1519596233059a90928cfe34c4f22bde37fd1
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-18.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 42da32714af192b6253131287f6639b761d2ef5808f17d90e352c451bf8a2263

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