RHBA-2014:1542 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The openmotif packages include the Motif shared libraries needed to run
applications which are dynamically linked against Motif, as well as MWM, the
Motif Window Manager.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Prior to this update, the size set in the GeometryManager() function based on

the XmFormConstraint "preferred_width" field was not updated when the label was
changed and still contained the previous label length. Consequently, if the
label text was modified while the window was smaller than the actual label
width, the resulting size was incorrectly computed and the label text truncated.
With this update, the values are updated and the fault no longer occurs in the
described scenario. (BZ#869782, BZ#953938)

• Previously, when the Motif Window Manager, or MWM, was used as the window

manager and the Mwm*freezeOnConfig and Mwm*moveOpaque options were set to
"False", only icons appeared while moving a window anywhere on the screen, and
no frame border was drawn. Consequently, users were having problems navigating
the applications on their touch screen monitors. A patch has been provided to
fix this bug, and windows are now displayed correctly when being moved anywhere
on the screen. (BZ#1000343)

• Due to a bug in the underlying source code, an attempt to use the

XmEXTENDED_SELECT policy could cause the Motif libraries to terminate
unexpectedly with a segmentation fault. This update applies a patch to fix this
bug and Motif no longer crashes in the described scenario. (BZ#1058644)

Users of openmotif are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs.

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/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 IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• 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
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 1096315 - Patch for #647411 is missing from the GIT repo

CVEs

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References

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