Issued:
2010-01-06
Updated:
2010-01-06

RHBA-2010:0010 - xen bug fix update

Synopsis

xen bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated xen packages that close a memory leak in xend are now available.

Description

Xen is a high-performance and secure open source virtualization framework. Virtualization allows users to run guest operating systems in virtual machines on top of a host operating system.

These updated xen packages fix the following bug:

  • following a guest shutdown, attempting to recreate that guest may have failed due to timing issues, which caused the xend daemon to think that the guest name was still in use, even though it was not. Also, the "xm list" command (correctly) did not show the name of the guest which had shut down. As a temporary workaround, running the "xm list" command once would rectify this situation so that the guest with the same name as the one which had been shut down could be recreated. This update resolves this issue so that a guest with the same name as a guest which has recently been shut down can be recreated immediately, without having to run an interim command. (BZ#547289)

Xen users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue. Note: after installation, the xend service must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.4ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support5.4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • xen-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.i386.rpm
  • xen-devel-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.i386.rpm
  • xen-devel-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.x86_64.rpm
  • xen-devel-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.ia64.rpm
  • xen-libs-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.ia64.rpm
  • xen-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.x86_64.rpm
  • xen-libs-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.x86_64.rpm
  • xen-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.ia64.rpm
  • xen-libs-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.i386.rpm
  • xen-3.0.3-94.el5_4.3.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information