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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2013:1178 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2013-08-27
Updated:
2013-08-27

RHBA-2013:1178 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

gnome-screensaver bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated gnome-screensaver packages that fix one 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:

  • Previously, when using virt-manager, virt-viewer, and spice-xpi applications,

users were unable to enter the gnome-screensaver password after the screen saver
started. This happened only when the VM system used the Compiz composting window
manager. After users released the mouse cursor, then pressed a key to enter a
password, the dialog did not accept any input. This happened due to incorrect
assignment of window focus to applications that did not drop their keyboard
grab. With this update, window focus is now properly assigned to the correct
place, and attempts to enter the gnome-screensaver password no longer fail in
the described scenario. (BZ#994868)

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/site/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 6.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.4 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.4 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 Update Support from RHUI 6.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.4 i386
  • Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise 2.1 x86_64
  • Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) 2.1 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.4 x86_64
  • 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 for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 994868 - virt-viewer - unable to enter gnome-screensaver password

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-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 56af80a63a026d29d2a23950659b8155d8e57877be6f302309038b86ef5e9cde
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1d2da45c57fd511706590dd9dc7221dd190b384c3f83ba558393f9a3cab50890

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.4

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 56af80a63a026d29d2a23950659b8155d8e57877be6f302309038b86ef5e9cde
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1d2da45c57fd511706590dd9dc7221dd190b384c3f83ba558393f9a3cab50890

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 56af80a63a026d29d2a23950659b8155d8e57877be6f302309038b86ef5e9cde
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1d2da45c57fd511706590dd9dc7221dd190b384c3f83ba558393f9a3cab50890

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 56af80a63a026d29d2a23950659b8155d8e57877be6f302309038b86ef5e9cde
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1d2da45c57fd511706590dd9dc7221dd190b384c3f83ba558393f9a3cab50890

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 56af80a63a026d29d2a23950659b8155d8e57877be6f302309038b86ef5e9cde
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1d2da45c57fd511706590dd9dc7221dd190b384c3f83ba558393f9a3cab50890

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
s390x
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 429447a4545fa6905de1adb6735df364d255351baf04325db3a6dbe525b37979
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: ef970a6ac78763969d0e95170322ee3bd900fa6700c485187ea23e04077d0146

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.4

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
s390x
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 429447a4545fa6905de1adb6735df364d255351baf04325db3a6dbe525b37979
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: ef970a6ac78763969d0e95170322ee3bd900fa6700c485187ea23e04077d0146

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
ppc64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 6aa229d22762b616252c032dd6c5d6310c6affb53880a23ba25a99f2e681d902
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 30731fce21782596cf1165f58f1bcb0b5ba7a1a9c933fc55eb6b44d3d32de72c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.4

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
ppc64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 6aa229d22762b616252c032dd6c5d6310c6affb53880a23ba25a99f2e681d902
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 30731fce21782596cf1165f58f1bcb0b5ba7a1a9c933fc55eb6b44d3d32de72c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 56af80a63a026d29d2a23950659b8155d8e57877be6f302309038b86ef5e9cde
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1d2da45c57fd511706590dd9dc7221dd190b384c3f83ba558393f9a3cab50890

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.4

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0
i386
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 56af80a63a026d29d2a23950659b8155d8e57877be6f302309038b86ef5e9cde
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 1d2da45c57fd511706590dd9dc7221dd190b384c3f83ba558393f9a3cab50890

Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise 2.1

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0

Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) 2.1

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.4

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
x86_64
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 27903d9d2a4ed7eec3e78f976b90462ac5d9cd1a35a0f33b6bdc6a3890778568
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6c340026a73439cbf0607e47ec5ea1e41f7277c1cc8bc5071dd29e7a560208c0

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

SRPM
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.src.rpm SHA-256: bba3165f9adcbd817d4f022ca5c38cd4e0947e0abef4896a00d1ad697c6b0068
s390x
gnome-screensaver-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 429447a4545fa6905de1adb6735df364d255351baf04325db3a6dbe525b37979
gnome-screensaver-debuginfo-2.28.3-24.el6_4.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: ef970a6ac78763969d0e95170322ee3bd900fa6700c485187ea23e04077d0146

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