Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1581 - libvirt-cim bug fix update

Synopsis

libvirt-cim bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated libvirt-cim packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The libvirt-cim packages provide a Common Manageability Programming Interface (CMPI) CIM provider that implements the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) System Virtualization, Partitioning and Clustering (SVPC) virtualization model. These packages support most of the features of libvirt and enable management of multiple platforms with a single provider.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Due to incorrect string parsing, an attempt to access a store pool that contained a space in its name failed unexpectedly. This update provides a patch to fix this bug and such store pools can now be accessed as expected. (BZ#1010283)

  • Prior to this update, the libvirt-cim provider did not allow customization of the "machine" and "arch" properties for the "type" attribute of the "os" element for the domain XML file. As a consequence, a default value was provided, overwriting a possible customization for libvirt-cim. To fix this bug, the code has been adjusted to allow modifications of the "machine" and "arch" properties of the "type" attribute for the "os" element. As a result, it is now possible to set the fields as desired using the "ModifySystemSettings" method and adjusting the "SystemSettings" values for the KVM_VirtualSystemSettingData "machine" field. (BZ#1046280)

  • Previously, an incorrect variable was used when overwriting certain tags in domain XML files. Consequently, settings for the dumpCore attribute were ignored. With this update, a patch has been provided to fix this bug and the attribute is no longer ignored in the described scenario. In addition, the libvirt-cim provider now supports the dumpCore feature. (BZ#1119165)

Users of libvirt-cim are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

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/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

  • libvirt-cim-debuginfo-0.6.1-12.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-0.6.1-12.el6.s390.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-0.6.1-12.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-0.6.1-12.el6.i686.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-0.6.1-12.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-debuginfo-0.6.1-12.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-debuginfo-0.6.1-12.el6.i686.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-0.6.1-12.el6.src.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-debuginfo-0.6.1-12.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-0.6.1-12.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-debuginfo-0.6.1-12.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-debuginfo-0.6.1-12.el6.s390.rpm
  • libvirt-cim-0.6.1-12.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information