Synopsis

libvirt-cim bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated libvirt-cim packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The libvirt-cim packages provide a Common Manageability Programming Interface
(CMPI) CIM provider that implements the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
System Virtualization, Partitioning and Clustering (SVPC) virtualization model.
These packages support most of the features of libvirt and enable management of
multiple platforms with a single provider.

This update fixes the following bug:

• Prior to this update, libvirt-cim did not allow customization of the "machine"

and "arch" properties for the "type" attribute of the "os" element for the
domain XML file. As a consequence, a default value was provided, overwriting a
possible customization for the libvirt-cim provider. To fix this bug, the code
has been adjusted to allow modifications of the "machine" and "arch" properties
of the "type" attribute for the "os" element. As a result, it is now possible to
set the fields as desired using the "ModifySystemSettings" method and adjusting
the "SystemSettings" values for the KVM_VirtualSystemSettingData "machine"
field. (BZ#1055626)

Users of libvirt-cim are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
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/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 6.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 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 IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.5 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
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 6.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)