Synopsis

xorg-x11-drv-wacom bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated xorg-x11-drv-wacom packages that fix several bugs and add various
enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The xorg-x11-drv-wacom packages contain the X.Org X11 input drivers for Wacom
graphics tablets.

The xorg-x11-drv-wacom package has been upgraded to upstream version 0.16.1,
which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.
(BZ#835266)

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Due to a bug in the input driver, covering the Expresskeys on the Wacom

Intuos5 graphics tablet caused a spurious stylus jump to the upper left corner
(0,0). This bug has been fixed and the described issue no longer occurs.
(BZ#859851)

• Previously, the xorg.conf configuration file with two devices containing the

same input node caused a double free error and subsequent failure of the X
server. With this update, xorg.conf has been fixed, and the server crash is now
prevented. (BZ#862939)

This update also adds the following enhancements:

• With this update, support for the Wacom Intuos5 series graphics tablets has

been added to the xorg-x11-drv-wacom package. (BZ#838751)

• With this update, support for the Wacom Cintiq 22HD series graphics tablets

has been added to the xorg-x11-drv-wacom package. (BZ#857088)

All users of xorg-x11-drv-wacom are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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 Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• 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 Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 838751 - [RFE] Add support for the Wacom Intuos 5 tablet in RHEL6
• BZ - 862939 - Two devices with the same device node cause a double free (and crash)

CVEs

(none)

References

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