ELSA-2009-1465

ELSA-2009-1465 - kvm security and bug fix update

Type:SECURITY
Severity:IMPORTANT
Release Date:2009-09-30

Description



[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)


Related CVEs


CVE-2009-3290

Updated Packages


Release/ArchitectureFilenameMD5sumSuperseded By Advisory
Oracle Linux 5 (x86_64) kvm-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.src.rpmcafd0af034d1f74861129435fe4d942eELSA-2017-0454
kmod-kvm-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpm45db313a0dc8cc6220e5ddfc1fd49814ELSA-2017-0454
kvm-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpmeb938857bf8b0e77d9330afec15d9647ELSA-2017-0454
kvm-qemu-img-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpmb44daac6ae61ed2e4acb8c90f3828eb4ELSA-2017-0454
kvm-tools-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpmf294950707bb0a37a44d0a5d39ddbd70ELSA-2017-0454



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