Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0596 - libvirt bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

libvirt bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated libvirt packages that upgrade the libvirt library to upstream version 0.8.7, fix a number of bugs, and add various enhancements and new features are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The libvirt library is a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In addition, libvirt provides tools for remotely managing virtualized systems.

These updated packages upgrade the libvirt library for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to upstream version 0.8.7, which contains many enhancements and bug fixes over the previous version. Further details are provided in the Technical Notes:

This content is not included.http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.1_Technical_Notes/index.html#libvirt

All users of libvirt are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues and provide these enhancements.

Solution

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

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

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • libvirt-client-0.8.7-18.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libvirt-devel-0.8.7-18.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libvirt-0.8.7-18.el6.i686.rpm
  • libvirt-python-0.8.7-18.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libvirt-client-0.8.7-18.el6.i686.rpm
  • libvirt-devel-0.8.7-18.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libvirt-0.8.7-18.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libvirt-devel-0.8.7-18.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libvirt-client-0.8.7-18.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libvirt-devel-0.8.7-18.el6.s390.rpm
  • libvirt-python-0.8.7-18.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libvirt-devel-0.8.7-18.el6.i686.rpm
  • libvirt-debuginfo-0.8.7-18.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libvirt-python-0.8.7-18.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libvirt-0.8.7-18.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libvirt-debuginfo-0.8.7-18.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libvirt-client-0.8.7-18.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libvirt-debuginfo-0.8.7-18.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libvirt-debuginfo-0.8.7-18.el6.s390.rpm
  • libvirt-debuginfo-0.8.7-18.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libvirt-client-0.8.7-18.el6.s390.rpm
  • libvirt-devel-0.8.7-18.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libvirt-0.8.7-18.el6.src.rpm
  • libvirt-0.8.7-18.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libvirt-debuginfo-0.8.7-18.el6.i686.rpm
  • libvirt-client-0.8.7-18.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libvirt-python-0.8.7-18.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

Additional information