Issued:
2012-06-20
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHEA-2012:0853 - new packages: usbredir


Synopsis

new packages: usbredir

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

New usbredir packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The usbredir packages provide a protocol for redirection of USB traffic from a single USB device to a different virtual machine then the one to which the USB device is attached. The usbredir package contains a number of libraries to help implement support for usbredir.

This enhancement update adds the usbredir package to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. (BZ#758098)

Users who wish to use the new USB redirection for Spice are advised to install these new packages.

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 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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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 Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • usbredir-debuginfo-0.4.3-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • usbredir-0.4.3-1.el6.src.rpm
  • usbredir-0.4.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • usbredir-devel-0.4.3-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • usbredir-debuginfo-0.4.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • usbredir-server-0.4.3-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • usbredir-server-0.4.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • usbredir-0.4.3-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • usbredir-devel-0.4.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information