Issued:
2013-02-20
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2013:0463 - python-virtinst bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

python-virtinst bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated python-virtinst package that fixes one bug and adds two enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The python-virtinst package contains several command-line utilities, including virt-install for building and installing new virtual machines, and virt-clone for cloning existing virtual machines.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Prior to this update, executing the "virt-install --cpuset=auto" command led to a backtrace, and the optimal configuration of the "cpuset" string was not formed. With this update, a patch has been backported from upstream and the described error no longer occurs. (BZ#834495)

This update also adds the following enhancements:

  • With this update, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 has been added to the list of known Linux distributions in both the virt-manager and virt-install utilities. (BZ#803631)

  • Previously, the virt-install utility supported only the first security label listed in the libvirt capabilities. With this update, support for more labels has been added. (BZ#832339)

All users of python-virtinst are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug and adds 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

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

  • python-virtinst-0.600.0-15.el6.src.rpm
  • python-virtinst-0.600.0-15.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information