- Issued:
- 2011-01-13
- Updated:
- 2011-01-13
RHBA-2011:0078 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
python-virtinst bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated python-virtinst package that fixes bugs and adds enhancements is
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The python-virtinst utility is a module that helps build and install libvirt
based virtual machines.
This update fixes the following bugs:
- Previously, the command "rpmbuild -bp" failed if a recent rpm was used and the
patch flags were changed so that patch backup files were not created in some
backup directory, because 0.400.3-unicode-fix.patch modified the backup file of
previous patches. With this update, rpmbuild -bp works as expected. (BZ#579976)
- Previously, the virt-install man page wrongly showed the default QEMU/KVM MAC
address as beginning with 54:52... . With this update, the correct sequence
52:54 ... is shown. (BZ#620838)
This update also adds the following enhancement:
- Previously, virt-install ignored the passed arguments when the -x option was
used with local install media instead of URL installs. This update adds the
ability for virt-install to recognize passed arguments in the -x option with
local install media and prints errors for these. (BZ#593410)
All users of python-virtinst are advised to upgrade to this updated
python-virtinst package which resolves these issues.
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
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 579976 - python-virtinst: -0.400.3-unicode-fix.patch modifies backup file of previous patch
- BZ - 593410 - RFE: virt-install should print an error when using -x option with local install media
- BZ - 620838 - mistype in virt-install manpage - 54:52 should be 52:54
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
python-virtinst-0.400.3-11.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6c2a65ef58af0b93ce53f904218f7c523a71c8722131d157d16ae07313129d29 |
x86_64 | |
python-virtinst-0.400.3-11.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 15b7c307c7613a185ddf1a2fd817dadb00cce43da10de57e5f90823faf653fff |
ia64 | |
python-virtinst-0.400.3-11.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 15b7c307c7613a185ddf1a2fd817dadb00cce43da10de57e5f90823faf653fff |
i386 | |
python-virtinst-0.400.3-11.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 15b7c307c7613a185ddf1a2fd817dadb00cce43da10de57e5f90823faf653fff |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
python-virtinst-0.400.3-11.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 6c2a65ef58af0b93ce53f904218f7c523a71c8722131d157d16ae07313129d29 |
x86_64 | |
python-virtinst-0.400.3-11.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 15b7c307c7613a185ddf1a2fd817dadb00cce43da10de57e5f90823faf653fff |
i386 | |
python-virtinst-0.400.3-11.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 15b7c307c7613a185ddf1a2fd817dadb00cce43da10de57e5f90823faf653fff |
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