RHBA-2013:0324 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated libguestfs packages that fix several bugs and add two enhancements 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 enhancements.
Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are
directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Technical Notes for information on
the most significant of these changes:

https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.4_Technical_Notes/libguestfs.html

All users of libguestfs are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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 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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 801640 - [RFE] the error reported by resize2fs-M need to be more clear
• BZ - 816839 - data overflow error when debug progress -1
• BZ - 822626 - virt-ls error: "libguestfs: error: checksum: path: parameter cannot be NULL"
• BZ - 830135 - libguestfs should support mount-local APIs in RHEL 6 (for OpenStack)
• BZ - 836501 - dependency on fuse suggested
• BZ - 837691 - Data loss when writing to qcow2-format disk files
• BZ - 838609 - guestmount + fusermount allows a race condition when unmounting and immediately using the disk image
• BZ - 853763 - virt-sparsify should use a more robust method to detect the input format
• BZ - 858126 - virt-inspector fail to work with some windows guests
• BZ - 858128 - libguestfs fail to list devices added by add-drive-ro-with-if twice
• BZ - 858648 - libguestfs can not be installed with recent iptables
• BZ - 880805 - virt-df with two -a options displays incorrect disk image name
• BZ - 883338 - Missing #include <locale.h> in fuse/guestmount.c

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.4_Technical_Notes/libguestfs.html