RHBA-2014:1416 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated evolution packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Evolution is a GNOME application that provides integrated email, calendar,
contact management and communications functionality. The components which make
up Evolution are tightly integrated with one another and act as a seamless
personal information-management (PIM) tool.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, the option to choose the time format in the Evolution application

was not offered for certain languages. As a consequence, the calendar component
editor always showed time in the 24-hour format. With this update, the correct
time format is displayed based on the selection the user makes in the Edit menu:
Preferences, Calendar and Tasks. (BZ#1052955)

• Prior to this update, newly created local address books were not set

correctly. Consequently, address books in the Evolution application could not be
deleted, and incorrect data was displayed. With this update, address books can
be removed, contacts in separated address books remain visible only in the
appropriate address books, and the add, edit, and remove operations no longer
cause any inconsistency. (BZ#1054772)

• Previously, the Evolution application did not always handle adding new

attachments correctly. As a consequence, attaching a large file caused the
Evolution application to terminate unexpectedly under certain circumstances. A
patch has been applied to address this bug, and adding new attachments no longer
causes Evolution to crash. (BZ#1054865)

• Previously, the Evolution application displayed only a general prompt for the

Smart Card PIN. As a consequence, the user could be uncertain what PIN to enter.
This update improves the prompt, and the user now knows what certificate the
requested PIN belongs to. (BZ#1070846)

• Prior to this update, the Evolution application did not correctly handle

calling the "Mark All As Read" function. Consequently, Evolution could become
unresponsive until the operation was completely finished. A patch has been
provided to fix this problem, and Evolution no longer hangs in the described
situation. (BZ#1080467)

• Previously, an error could occur when displaying a new email notification. As

a consequence, the Evolution application did not work correctly under certain
circumstances. With this update, the bug has been fixed and email notifications
are correctly displayed. (BZ#1139166)

Users of evolution are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs. All running instances of Evolution must be restarted for this update
to take effect.

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 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• 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 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 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 - 1054772 - Local addressbooks created without relative_uri set
• BZ - 1070846 - Show user name in smartcard pin prompt
• BZ - 1080467 - mark-all-read plugin can cause UI freeze
• BZ - 1139166 - Limit number of notification retries

CVEs

(none)

References

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