RHBA-2013:0119 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated xen packages that fix multiple bugs and add two enhancements are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The xen packages contain administration tools and the xend service for managing
the kernel-xen kernel for virtualization on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

These updated xen packages include a number of bug fixes and enhancements. Space
precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Refer to the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Technical Notes for information about these changes:

https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.9_Technical_Notes/xen.html#RHBA-2013-0119

All users of xen are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide
numerous bug fixes and two enhancements. The system must be rebooted for this
update to take effect.

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 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
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 753796 - xenconsoled is unprotected against time skew
• BZ - 766483 - can't edit kernel arguments in pygrub while using grub2
• BZ - 772639 - xen-network-common.sh scripting typo
• BZ - 861349 - NIC unplug messes up MSI-X functionality of passed-through devices

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.9_Technical_Notes/xen.html#RHBA-2013-0119