RHBA-2013:0096 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated spice-client package that fixes one bug is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The spice-client package provides the Simple Protocol for Independent Computing
Environments (SPICE) client application. SPICE is a remote display protocol
designed for virtual environments.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update, the SPICE client did not correctly handle an exception

which was raised when trying to connect to a guest operating system with no
running SPICE agent. As a consequence, the SPICE client application terminated
unexpectedly after a 30-second timeout. With this update, the SPICE client
correctly handles this situation and successfully connects to the guest system
without unnecessary waiting. (BZ#789331)

All users of spice-client are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
fixes this bug.

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

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 789331 - Spice client crashed when connecting to a guest without spice-vdagent running

CVEs

(none)

References

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