ELSA-2010-0998 - kvm security and bug fix update
| Type: | SECURITY |
| Severity: | LOW |
| Release Date: | 2010-12-20 |
Description
[kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30]
- Added kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch to replace RHEL with OEL
- Added kvm-Introduce-oel-machine-type.patch so that OEL is a recognized VM
[kvm-83-164.el5_5.30]
- Revert the bz#661397 patches as they are not enough
- kvm-kernel-Revert-KVM-VMX-Return-0-from-a-failed-VMREAD.patch [bz#661397]
- kvm-kernel-Revert-KVM-Don-t-spin-on-virt-instruction-faults-dur.patch [bz#661397]
- Related: bz#661397
(reboot(RB_AUTOBOOT) fails if kvm instance is running)
- kvm-kernel-KVM-fix-AMD-initial-TSC-offset-problems-additional-f.patch [bz#656984]
- Resolves: bz#656984
(TSC offset of virtual machines is not initialized correctly by 'kvm_amd' kernel module.)
[kvm-83-164.el5_5.29]
- kvm-kernel-KVM-Don-t-spin-on-virt-instruction-faults-during-reb.patch [bz#661397]
- kvm-kernel-KVM-VMX-Return-0-from-a-failed-VMREAD.patch [bz#661397]
- Resolves: bz#661397
(reboot(RB_AUTOBOOT) fails if kvm instance is running)
[kvm-83-164.el5_5.28]
- kvm-implement-dummy-PnP-support.patch [bz#659850]
- kvm-load-registers-after-restoring-pvclock-msrs.patch [bz#660239]
- Resolves: bz#659850
(If VM boot seq. is set up as nc (PXE then disk) the VM is always stuck on trying to PXE boot)
- Resolves: bz#660239
(clock drift when migrating a guest between mis-matched CPU clock speed)
[kvm-83-164.el5_5.27]
- kvm-kernel-KVM-fix-AMD-initial-TSC-offset-problems.patch [bz#656984]
- Resolves: bz#656984
(TSC offset of virtual machines is not initialized correctly by 'kvm_amd' kernel module.)
[kvm-83-164.el5_5.26]
- Updated kversion to 2.6.18-194.26.1.el5 to match build root
- kvm-kernel-KVM-x86-fix-information-leak-to-userland.patch [bz#649832]
- Resolves: bz#649832
(CVE-2010-3881 kvm: arch/x86/kvm/x86.c: reading uninitialized stack memory [5.5.z])
- CVE: CVE-2010-3881
Related CVEs
Updated Packages
| Release/Architecture | Filename | MD5sum | Superseded By Advisory |
|
| Oracle Linux 5 (x86_64) | kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.src.rpm | 1cb737ba1608a2528a9a04064c80f0df | ELSA-2017-0454 |
| kmod-kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.x86_64.rpm | 057dcbe14a8d668705208e8d5a1cb6ce | ELSA-2017-0454 |
| kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.x86_64.rpm | c6f66e1b4510067642515e35d104a328 | ELSA-2017-0454 |
| kvm-qemu-img-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.x86_64.rpm | 0e019a78bad38276b4b569ec58e2cf7d | ELSA-2017-0454 |
| kvm-tools-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.x86_64.rpm | 0cda0de2e72136431c7ddabf06fad097 | ELSA-2017-0454 |
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