[El-errata] ELSA-2009-1465 Important: Enterprise Linux 5 kvm security and bug fix update
Errata Announcements for Enterprise Linux
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Wed Sep 30 22:31:29 PDT 2009
Enterprise Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2009-1465
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html
The following updated rpms for Enterprise Linux 5 have been uploaded to
the Unbreakable Linux Network:
x86_64:
kmod-kvm-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpm
kvm-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpm
kvm-qemu-img-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpm
kvm-tools-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpm
SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/el5/SRPMS-updates/kvm-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.src.rpm
Description of changes:
[83-105.0.1.el5_4.7]
- Add kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch
[kvm-83-105.el5_4.7]
- kvm-qemu-virtio-net-do-not-return-stack-pointer-from-fun.patch [bz#524557]
- Resolves: bz#524557
(QEMU crash (during virtio-net WHQL tests for Win2008 R2))
[kvm-83-105.el5_4.6]
- kvm-Revert-update_refcount-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Revert-alloc_cluster_link_l2-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Revert-Combined-patch-of-two-upstream-commits-the-se.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Revert-qcow2-Update-multiple-refcounts-at-once.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Revert-qcow2-Refactor-update_refcount.patch [bz#520693]
- Related: bz#520693
(Bad qcow2 performance with cache=off)
[kvm-83-105.el5_4.5]
- kvm-kernel-KVM-VMX-Optimize-vmx_get_cpl.patch [bz#524125 bz#524125]
- kvm-kernel-KVM-x86-Disallow-hypercalls-for-guest-callers-in-rin.patch
[bz#524125 bz#524125]
- Resolves: bz#524125
(kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0
[rhel-5.4.z])
[83-105.el5_4.4]
- kvm-kernel-reset-hflags-on-cpu-reset.patch [bz#520694]
- Resolves: bz#520694
(NMI filtering for AMD (Windows 2008 R2 KVM guest can not restart when
set it as multiple cpus))
[83-105.el5_4.3]
- kvm-kernel-Fix-coalesced-interrupt-reporting-in-IOAPIC.patch [bz#521794]
- kvm-kernel-VMX-Fix-cr8-exiting-control-clobbering-by-EPT.patch [bz#521793]
- Resolves: bz#521793
(windows 64 bit does vmexit on each cr8 access.)
- Resolves: bz#521794
(rtc-td-hack stopped working. Time drifts in windows)
- kvm-qcow2-Refactor-update_refcount.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-qcow2-Update-multiple-refcounts-at-once.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-Combined-patch-of-two-upstream-commits-the-second-fi.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-alloc_cluster_link_l2-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693]
- kvm-update_refcount-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693]
- Resolves: bz#520693
(Bad qcow2 performance with cache=off)
[83-105.el5_4.2]
- Update kversion to 2.6.18-164.el5 to match build root
- kvm-kernel-add-nmi-support-to-svm.patch [bz#520694]
- Resolves: bz#520694
(NMI filtering for AMD (Windows 2008 R2 KVM guest can not restart when
set it as multiple cpus))
[83-105.el5_4.1]
- Update kversion to 2.6.18-162.el5
- kvm-Initialize-PS2-keyboard-mouse-state-on-reset.patch [bz#517855]
- Resolves: bz#517855
(guest not accepting keystrokes or mouse clicks after reboot)
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