[El-errata] ELSA-2015-0869 Important: Oracle Linux 5 kvm security update

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2015-0869

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-0869.html

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

x86_64:
kmod-kvm-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
kmod-kvm-debug-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
kvm-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
kvm-qemu-img-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
kvm-tools-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol5/SRPMS-updates/kvm-83-270.0.1.el5_11.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[kvm-83-270.0.1.el5_11]
- Added kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch
- Added kvm-Introduce-oel-machine-type.patch

[kvm-83-270.el5]
- KVM: x86: Check non canonical addresses upon WRMSR
- Resolves: bz#1152982
  (CVE-2014-3610 kernel: kvm: noncanonical MSR writes [rhel-5.11.z])

[kvm-83-269.el5]
- KVM: x86: Improve thread safety in pit
- Resolves: bz#1152985
  (CVE-2014-3611 kernel: kvm: PIT timer race condition)