[El-errata] ELSA-2010-0898 Moderate: Oracle Linux 5 kvm security update

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Mon Dec 6 22:49:58 PST 2010


Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2010-0898

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0898.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 5 have been uploaded to the 
Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
kmod-kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.25.x86_64.rpm
kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.25.x86_64.rpm
kvm-qemu-img-83-164.0.1.el5_5.25.x86_64.rpm
kvm-tools-83-164.0.1.el5_5.25.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/el5/SRPMS-updates/kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.25.src.rpm


Description of changes:


[kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.25]
- Added kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch
- Added kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch

[kvm-83-164.el5_5.25]
- Adding load_gs_index to kmod symbol greylist
- Related: bz#639886
  (CVE-2010-3698 kvm: invalid selector in fs/gs causes kernel panic 
[rhel-5.5.z])

[kvm-83-164.el5_5.24]
- Updated kversion to 2.6.18-194.17.1.el5 to match build root
- kvm.spec: fix ./configure arguments
  (ensure spice, kvm-cap-pit and kvm-cap-device-assignment are always 
enabled)
- kvm-kernel-KVM-Fix-fs-gs-reload-oops-with-invalid-ldt.patch [bz#639886]
- Resolves: bz#639886
  (CVE-2010-3698 kvm: invalid selector in fs/gs causes kernel panic 
[rhel-5.5.z])
- CVE: CVE-2010-3698





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