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Package name console-tools
Date July 4th, 2007
Advisory ID MDKA-2007:077
Affected versions 2007.0, 2007.1
Synopsis Updated console-tools packages fix problems caused by hang

Problem Description

vt-is-UTF8 utility included in console-tools package, and used by
Mandriva initscripts, can hang, causing random problems like preventing
a local/remote system reboot, unless user take interactive action
(#27948). Also, when executed on a terminal different from a linux vt,
it can cause errors and make it unresponsive.

Updated packages fixes both problems, and also removes setkeycodes
limit, better fix for a previous issue alread addressed (#21741).

Updated Packages

Mandriva Linux 2007

 ad21edcb47ce9ccfff850c0de79fab19  2007.0/i586/console-tools-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 816db34aeda4a5b4eb1e56af6c84f12a  2007.0/i586/libconsole0-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 5e758c0f67d519973d02c1418a5e543b  2007.0/i586/libconsole0-devel-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 e2d9c1356d6cbf359bc4010dab9d8026  2007.0/i586/libconsole0-static-devel-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
 6583c1cb7e6c38c4cf772384a4744230  2007.0/SRPMS/console-tools-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007/X86_64

 7db0560f3f4dbc542c0620590568fa38  2007.0/x86_64/console-tools-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 462c0561bea1fc220bc12652e17ddd9a  2007.0/x86_64/lib64console0-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 567585498f8a49ea696ee48a62f8930a  2007.0/x86_64/lib64console0-devel-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 b2208dd5360b4a9c9dfe78597ff751d1  2007.0/x86_64/lib64console0-static-devel-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
 6583c1cb7e6c38c4cf772384a4744230  2007.0/SRPMS/console-tools-0.2.3-60.2mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.1

 d80545c5aa9d76e04df4e81758a81edb  2007.1/i586/console-tools-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
 9ce345bcd46d448a9e951b5d4196894c  2007.1/i586/libconsole0-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
 5b95591191647ed34ad1e520809c93a8  2007.1/i586/libconsole0-devel-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
 21d0a9fedf30424aabb9f31b3c2efb68  2007.1/i586/libconsole0-static-devel-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.i586.rpm 
 31f9a8269504901a878ed75b730ab88d  2007.1/SRPMS/console-tools-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64

 41751087401df4e9fc410ea6bfaa28fb  2007.1/x86_64/console-tools-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
 819d03c21ed038d586d6c5c1f4595271  2007.1/x86_64/lib64console0-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
 2038f29b7d4249725a837b70390c7021  2007.1/x86_64/lib64console0-devel-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
 cd137ae7b67b7909a1eb7d2fda3f9a38  2007.1/x86_64/lib64console0-static-devel-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm 
 31f9a8269504901a878ed75b730ab88d  2007.1/SRPMS/console-tools-0.2.3-61.2mdv2007.1.src.rpm

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