Recommended update for xorg-x11-server

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for xorg-x11-server
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0888-1
Rating: moderate
References: #874903 #878433 #878446 #879019 #880745 #880835 #883516 #883598
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that has 8 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This collective update for xorg-x11-server provides the following fixes:

    * Fix a segmentation fault that can occur when X11 packets are
    forwarded between a client and a server with different endianess.
    (bnc#874903)
    * Free software cursor backing pixmap when transition between screens.
    This fixes a crash in multi screen support when an assert gets hit.
    (bnc#880835)
    * Ignore numlock in Xvnc. Following keys from VNC client will be
    already modulated by numlock on client side. (bnc#878446)
    * Fix crash when Xinerama gets disabled after RanR12 is initialized.
    (bnc#878433)
    * Prevent crash at the end of 2nd server generation when number of
    privates differ between 1st and 2nd. (bnc#883598)
    * Move Xinerama disable when only one screen is present to main loop.
    (bnc#883598)
    * Improve Xinerama command line option handling. (bnc#883598)
    * Work around a possible crash when object belongs to a client that no
    longer exists. (bnc#883516)
    * Try to make keyboard bell ring on all devices attached to master
    keyboard. (bnc#879019)
    * Implement DeleteInputDeviceRequest in Xvnc to avoid server crash
    when the Xserver restarts after a server reset. (bnc#880745).

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-xorg-x11-Xvnc-9452
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-xorg-x11-Xvnc-9452
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-xorg-x11-Xvnc-9452
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-xorg-x11-Xvnc-9452

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • xorg-x11-server-sdk-7.4-27.97.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.97.1
      • xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.97.1
      • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.97.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.97.1
      • xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.97.1
      • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.97.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.97.1
      • xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.97.1
      • xorg-x11-server-extra-7.4-27.97.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/874903
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/878433
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/878446
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/879019
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/880745
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/880835
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/883516
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/883598
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3c290f262f7ec8e338e08f126e90af98