Issued:
2013-11-20
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1571 - spice-server bug fix and enhancement update


Synopsis

spice-server bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated spice-server packages that fix a number of bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environments (SPICE) is a remote display protocol for virtual environments. SPICE users can access a virtualized desktop or server from the local system or any system with network access to the server. SPICE is used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for viewing virtualized guests running on the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor or on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisors.

These updated spice-server packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes:

https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.5_Technical_Notes/spice-server.html#RHBA-2013-1571

Users of spice-server are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add 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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64

Updated Packages

  • spice-server-0.12.4-6.el6.src.rpm
  • spice-server-debuginfo-0.12.4-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • spice-server-devel-0.12.4-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • spice-server-0.12.4-6.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References


Additional information