RHBA-2011:1512 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated libguestfs packages that fix multiple bugs and add one enhancement are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The libguestfs packages contain a library, which is used for accessing and
modifying guest disk images.

These updated libguestfs packages include numerous bug fixes and one
enhancement. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory.
Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Technical Notes for
information on the most significant of these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.2_Technical_Notes/libguestfs.html#RHBA-2011-1512

All users of libguestfs are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
provide numerous bug fixes and one enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat
Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 603000 - part-get-bootable gives wrong result with an unordered part layout
• BZ - 627835 - libguestfs protocol loses synchronization if you 'upload' before mounting disks
• BZ - 666578 - libguestfs: unknown filesystem label SWAP-sda2
• BZ - 672491 - RFE: guestfs_last_errno should be exposed in perl bindings
• BZ - 678231 - virt-inspector reports unknown filesystem UUID
• BZ - 682980 - libguestfs incorrectly detects Red Hat desktop as 'redhat-based' instead of 'redhat'
• BZ - 684980 - calling guestfs_kill_subprocess() then guestfs_close() causes a lockup in some applications
• BZ - 685009 - Got error when expanding ntfs filesystem
• BZ - 688062 - fish: add luks-open mapped device to tab completion list
• BZ - 690358 - Better to point out in manual page that fullvirt query doesn't support Windows guest
• BZ - 692394 - inspect-list-applications fails to detect 32 bit apps installed under WOW64 emulator on 64 bit Windows
• BZ - 693306 - sfdisk's python interface only accepts lists of type 'list' for the lines parameter
• BZ - 695881 - virt-make-fs generates qemu-img command line containing decimal point: "qemu-img: Invalid image size specified!"
• BZ - 727178 - error: luks_open: cryptsetup: error while loading shared libraries: libfipscheck.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
• BZ - 729887 - appliance crashes running aug_init with flags=4
• BZ - 730248 - 'guestfish --remote run' hangs in a shell command substitution context

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.2_Technical_Notes/libguestfs.html#RHBA-2011-1512