ELSA-2010-0998 - kvm security and bug fix update
| Type: | SECURITY |
| Impact: | 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| Release/Architecture | Filename | sha256 | Superseded By Advisory | Channel Label |
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| Oracle Linux 5 (x86_64) | kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.src.rpm | d197228d738a971c6de3e68f83a46d7bb906fb61ee082de75b9017a69c764515 | ELSA-2017-0454 | el5_u5_x86_64_patch |
| kmod-kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.x86_64.rpm | d4d046e0ad3e33523023dd623c2a100b2c67fb0c66d138a8055bd0b97ff1d821 | ELSA-2017-0454 | el5_u5_x86_64_patch |
| kvm-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.x86_64.rpm | 33dd9cb6e3c1e4f61c93455d930fdd1def49c08a4255714e498c32f3de8bb9a8 | ELSA-2017-0454 | el5_u5_x86_64_patch |
| kvm-qemu-img-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.x86_64.rpm | b81dea4a079c3cb16de607976cac6307187e7b9b187b2adede640d82dada8d07 | ELSA-2017-0454 | el5_u5_x86_64_patch |
| kvm-tools-83-164.0.1.el5_5.30.x86_64.rpm | 94086ff5c579d81545efd2028e71623d8efcf6aea5adb63d6d631f1568f7838e | ELSA-2017-0454 | el5_u5_x86_64_patch |
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