- Issued:
- 2013-11-20
- Updated:
- 2013-11-20
RHBA-2013:1556 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
rdesktop bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated rdesktop packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The rdesktop package is an open source client for Windows NT Terminal Server and
Windows 2000 & 2003 Terminal Services, capable of natively speaking Remote
Desktop Protocol (RDP) in order to present the user's NT desktop.
The rdesktop package has been upgraded to upstream version 1.7.0., which
provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version,
including fixes for incorrect cursor and scrollbar rendering. (BZ#852890,
BZ#914279)
This update fixes the following bug:
- Due to a bug in the rdesktop code, error messages were continuously displayed
in the shell while rdesktop was used. This bug has been fixed and messages are
no longer generated during an rdesktop session. (BZ#902912)
In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:
- With this update, support for Terminal Services on clustered Windows Server
2008 R2 machines has been added to the rdesktop package. (BZ#701246)
Users of rdesktop 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/site/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 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
- BZ - 914279 - regression in 1.6.0-10.el6: Mousepointer and selections not drawn properly
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 | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| x86_64 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 40d7ade95708791a207bfd49b9b39beb14d5af1a36917707efa555e80d00f432 |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 40d7ade95708791a207bfd49b9b39beb14d5af1a36917707efa555e80d00f432 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80a7a6930af314f5ce797fcc6d57558e581b0ec394a9c9947cbe29f61d82574f |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80a7a6930af314f5ce797fcc6d57558e581b0ec394a9c9947cbe29f61d82574f |
| i386 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 99b1af88d8b8e78518b4e5b58534d3d490dca25287f2d307c19abf31fc55b9c4 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: e129c2e396bcf6e93bbca96bec5313aa044fb33035046e425aa830caf6700234 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| x86_64 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 40d7ade95708791a207bfd49b9b39beb14d5af1a36917707efa555e80d00f432 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80a7a6930af314f5ce797fcc6d57558e581b0ec394a9c9947cbe29f61d82574f |
| i386 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 99b1af88d8b8e78518b4e5b58534d3d490dca25287f2d307c19abf31fc55b9c4 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: e129c2e396bcf6e93bbca96bec5313aa044fb33035046e425aa830caf6700234 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| x86_64 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 40d7ade95708791a207bfd49b9b39beb14d5af1a36917707efa555e80d00f432 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80a7a6930af314f5ce797fcc6d57558e581b0ec394a9c9947cbe29f61d82574f |
| i386 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 99b1af88d8b8e78518b4e5b58534d3d490dca25287f2d307c19abf31fc55b9c4 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: e129c2e396bcf6e93bbca96bec5313aa044fb33035046e425aa830caf6700234 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| x86_64 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 40d7ade95708791a207bfd49b9b39beb14d5af1a36917707efa555e80d00f432 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80a7a6930af314f5ce797fcc6d57558e581b0ec394a9c9947cbe29f61d82574f |
| i386 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 99b1af88d8b8e78518b4e5b58534d3d490dca25287f2d307c19abf31fc55b9c4 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: e129c2e396bcf6e93bbca96bec5313aa044fb33035046e425aa830caf6700234 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| s390x | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 03b2ba1e7eb861f93a30b84ebb286ec02b868a32c6aff62643120c397b0433ad |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 75f3ebfc3f40b33efa8ade947096de8dd8de1ee03640bf5c98eb2c09cb2e07b2 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| ppc64 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: aef8e62f24f2dd38737aded1694c4c492e5231368b061a5f724436b078e103c0 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: ab7d531da6311532043ce9e956bd12dc598ddbd91d2aec36a5dd0141a13cc2df |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| x86_64 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 40d7ade95708791a207bfd49b9b39beb14d5af1a36917707efa555e80d00f432 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80a7a6930af314f5ce797fcc6d57558e581b0ec394a9c9947cbe29f61d82574f |
| i386 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 99b1af88d8b8e78518b4e5b58534d3d490dca25287f2d307c19abf31fc55b9c4 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: e129c2e396bcf6e93bbca96bec5313aa044fb33035046e425aa830caf6700234 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| s390x | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 03b2ba1e7eb861f93a30b84ebb286ec02b868a32c6aff62643120c397b0433ad |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 75f3ebfc3f40b33efa8ade947096de8dd8de1ee03640bf5c98eb2c09cb2e07b2 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| x86_64 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 40d7ade95708791a207bfd49b9b39beb14d5af1a36917707efa555e80d00f432 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80a7a6930af314f5ce797fcc6d57558e581b0ec394a9c9947cbe29f61d82574f |
| i386 | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 99b1af88d8b8e78518b4e5b58534d3d490dca25287f2d307c19abf31fc55b9c4 |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: e129c2e396bcf6e93bbca96bec5313aa044fb33035046e425aa830caf6700234 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 42e940274d23c1b4ee1b715b6c4a74580cd4ee2565393da18349c36bba420aba |
| s390x | |
| rdesktop-1.7.1-1.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 03b2ba1e7eb861f93a30b84ebb286ec02b868a32c6aff62643120c397b0433ad |
| rdesktop-debuginfo-1.7.1-1.el6.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 75f3ebfc3f40b33efa8ade947096de8dd8de1ee03640bf5c98eb2c09cb2e07b2 |
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