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

RHBA-2013:1729 - virtio-win bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

virtio-win bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated virtio-win package that fixes several bugs and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The virtio-win package provides paravirtualized network drivers for most Microsoft Windows operating systems. Paravirtualized drivers are virtualization-aware drivers used by fully virtualized guests running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Fully virtualized guests using the paravirtualized drivers gain significantly better I/O performance than fully virtualized guests running without the drivers.

This updated virtio-win package includes 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/virtio-win.html#RHBA-2013-1729

Users of virtio-win are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs 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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64

Updated Packages

  • virtio-win-1.6.7-2.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

Additional information