Synopsis

virt-manager bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated virt-manager packages that fix several bugs are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) is a graphical tool for administering
virtual machines for KVM, Xen, and QEMU. The virt-manager utility can start,
stop, add or remove virtualized devices, connect to a graphical or serial
console, and see resource usage statistics for existing virtualized guests on
local or remote machines. It uses the libvirt API (Application Programming
Interface).

This update fixes the following bugs:

• Previously, when calling the libvirt utility, virt-manager omitted an address
  (in form "bus:device") when identical USB devices (in form "vendorid:productid")
  were attached, and thus the wrong devices were attached to the guest. With this
  update, the user specifies information about both, the "bus:device" and
  "vendorid:productid", to select the correct device. Now, the specified device in
  the XML or the device selected in the virt-manager GUI are correctly attached to
  the guest. (BZ#820303)
  
• Previously, changing a device type or model did not reset the guest address
  that the device should be reachable at. Consequently, the guest could not start
  after changing a watchdog from i6300esb to ib700. This bug has been fixed and
  the guest can now be started as expected. (BZ#869206)
  
• When selecting a bridge network created by the libvirt utility, virt-manager
  could not display the details and configuration of network created by libvirt.
  Moreover, the following error was returned:
  

Error selecting network: 'None Type' object has no attribute 'split'

With this update, configuration of the network created by libvirt. (BZ#869474)

• Previously, the "create a new virtual machine" virt-manager dialog contained a
  typographical mistake in unit of "Storage", showing "Gb" instead of "GB". The
  typo has been fixed. (BZ#873142)
  
• Due to a wrong attribute always set to "no", errors occurred after changing
  SElinux from the static option to dynamic on virt-manager. A patch has been
  provided to fix this bug. With this update, no error messages are returned and
  SElinux now changes from the static to dynamic option successfully. (BZ#907399)
  
• If the "Toolbar" check-box was unchecked from the VM configuration in
  virt-manager, any new VM failed to start installation and the 'Begin
  Installation' button disappeared. A patch has been applied to fix this bug, and
  the 'Begin Installation' button no longer disappears from the GUI. (BZ#981628)
  
• Previously, the ram attribute supported only the qxl guest driver type.
  Consequently, errors were shown when changing a video from qxl to other models.
  With this update, the guest works well and deletes the "ram" element
  automatically when models are changed. (BZ#985184)
  
• Prior to this update, using virt-manager to connect a physical CD-ROM or an
  ISO CD-ROM image occasionally did not work in KDE. Also, the "Choose Media"
  dialog box to select the image or physical device did not show up. A patch has
  been provided to fix this bug and the "Choose Media" dialog window now shows up
  when the "Connect" button is pressed. (BZ#990507)
  

All virt-manager users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
fix these bugs.

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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• 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 from RHUI 6 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 869206 - Guest cannot start after changing watchdog from i6300esb to ib700
• BZ - 869474 - Error occurs when select a bridge network created by libvirt in virt-manager
• BZ - 873142 - In "create a new virtual machine" dialog of virt-manager,unit of "Storage" is incorrect
• BZ - 907399 - Error occurs after change selinux from static to dynamic on virt-manager
• BZ - 985184 - error shows when changing video from qxl to other models
• BZ - 990507 - virt-manager running on KDE do not show always CD-ROM connect box

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: fe6d1f0d29992ab2f7db8838b05e9d6207e417306f91d885158f0a6eeeefeb5d
x86_64
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 8a5b1fcab8d7969928bf3c5e7f1ca6ae470eceb290158e7a86540af7114b2112
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 306c350e0bb85556d4ba8a915ba5fbd793157d5fcb8cc52ce0752e123166a4c6
i386
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5f4371f650a8f77f9af9e7722c3ff1f4ac3e65e0e8fec2af4b4ce25618ed7964
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: d1efab91d8989966bc63ab89c31c9af39bd1eecd56679f446f77dbfa6b7e8258

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: fe6d1f0d29992ab2f7db8838b05e9d6207e417306f91d885158f0a6eeeefeb5d
x86_64
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 8a5b1fcab8d7969928bf3c5e7f1ca6ae470eceb290158e7a86540af7114b2112
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 306c350e0bb85556d4ba8a915ba5fbd793157d5fcb8cc52ce0752e123166a4c6
i386
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5f4371f650a8f77f9af9e7722c3ff1f4ac3e65e0e8fec2af4b4ce25618ed7964
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: d1efab91d8989966bc63ab89c31c9af39bd1eecd56679f446f77dbfa6b7e8258

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: fe6d1f0d29992ab2f7db8838b05e9d6207e417306f91d885158f0a6eeeefeb5d
x86_64
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 8a5b1fcab8d7969928bf3c5e7f1ca6ae470eceb290158e7a86540af7114b2112
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 306c350e0bb85556d4ba8a915ba5fbd793157d5fcb8cc52ce0752e123166a4c6
i386
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5f4371f650a8f77f9af9e7722c3ff1f4ac3e65e0e8fec2af4b4ce25618ed7964
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: d1efab91d8989966bc63ab89c31c9af39bd1eecd56679f446f77dbfa6b7e8258

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: fe6d1f0d29992ab2f7db8838b05e9d6207e417306f91d885158f0a6eeeefeb5d
s390x
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 40df11039475c33ab19a8e73a57d9fe779c7fe363a01770c9c77aee7fe15902b
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 1bd13c4407960611728d95ae1c07afb27fda2e4a71e0fc908184470250c80285

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: fe6d1f0d29992ab2f7db8838b05e9d6207e417306f91d885158f0a6eeeefeb5d
ppc64
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: f672273b421ab5206c8faca628bee4f6d8000b4ee1b7945f6c7aa7240287882e
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 4103c685c9758fa2701902999765542a80d1c03f4d357713a7649ecf39ad37b6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: fe6d1f0d29992ab2f7db8838b05e9d6207e417306f91d885158f0a6eeeefeb5d
x86_64
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 8a5b1fcab8d7969928bf3c5e7f1ca6ae470eceb290158e7a86540af7114b2112
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 306c350e0bb85556d4ba8a915ba5fbd793157d5fcb8cc52ce0752e123166a4c6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: fe6d1f0d29992ab2f7db8838b05e9d6207e417306f91d885158f0a6eeeefeb5d
x86_64
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 8a5b1fcab8d7969928bf3c5e7f1ca6ae470eceb290158e7a86540af7114b2112
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 306c350e0bb85556d4ba8a915ba5fbd793157d5fcb8cc52ce0752e123166a4c6
i386
virt-manager-0.9.0-19.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5f4371f650a8f77f9af9e7722c3ff1f4ac3e65e0e8fec2af4b4ce25618ed7964
virt-manager-debuginfo-0.9.0-19.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: d1efab91d8989966bc63ab89c31c9af39bd1eecd56679f446f77dbfa6b7e8258