- Issued:
- 2011-05-19
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHEA-2011:0752 - virt-viewer enhancement update
Synopsis
virt-viewer enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory (none)
Topic
An update to the virt-viewer package that fixes two bugs is now available.
Description
Virtual Machine Viewer (virt-viewer) is a lightweight interface for interacting with the graphical display of a virtualized guest. It uses libvirt and is intended as a replacement for traditional VNC clients.
Bugs fixed in this update include:
The virt-viewer application has been modified to be aware of the new libvirt configuration options for VNC servers, gaining the ability to connect to a VNC server running on a UNIX domain socket. (BZ#651604)
When telling virt-viewer to wait for a domain to start (using the -w argument), an error occurred when identifying domains specified based on their UUID, rather than name or ID. (BZ#631667)
All users requiring virt-viewer should install this new package, which fixes 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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- virt-viewer-debuginfo-0.2.1-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
- virt-viewer-debuginfo-0.2.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
- virt-viewer-0.2.1-3.el6.src.rpm
- virt-viewer-0.2.1-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
- virt-viewer-debuginfo-0.2.1-3.el6.s390x.rpm
- virt-viewer-debuginfo-0.2.1-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
- virt-viewer-0.2.1-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
- virt-viewer-0.2.1-3.el6.s390x.rpm
- virt-viewer-0.2.1-3.el6.i686.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.