- Issued:
- 2014-03-17
- Updated:
- 2014-03-17
RHBA-2014:0302 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
qemu-kvm bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated qemu-kvm packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux
on AMD64 and Intel 64 systems. qemu-kvm is the user-space component for running
virtual machines using KVM.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, the number of characters in the file name strings for virtual
machine (VM) images was limited. Because repeated creation of VM image snapshots
gradually increases the file name string size, this eventually resulted in
either of the following problems when the size limit was reached: creating an
image snapshot failed to be executed or the VM did not successfully boot. This
update fixes the handling of file names so that long file names are now
supported, and the mentioned problems no longer occur. (BZ#1071740)
Users of qemu-kvm 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 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 Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.5 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 1071740 - RHEV: Cannot start VMs that have more than 23 snapshots.
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM | |
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qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2dd6cfb6cb9f56366cb4442c5eebd9a5e7597026cd71d9ef0723d06c21f36f91 |
x86_64 | |
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f5266b18f50e30f41e74df3c3993c76407c94df1d15e4af408d6b69e0edf0757 |
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4cfc45c973a829eea46abb0443c4657d6a24053d6ec221759e9cd19e931ef23a |
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ba3243a2710e5810d00f633fe7b9791334a9dd72fb7ceead46e815fdaa591d |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3f446894e00d19d98c108c236b06f9a788ca2382f7d2b2087a9f5a522326d363 |
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b34cac68f1829b7e178518880d61dec219fd292858f1ed6ba4f8bd14604dd01a |
i386 | |
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 5a00efa84733eba08fc155099ad3f5952daa0bec69246757720c3e90fb661c3d |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 96723bca70db12c374eb995ca21192fb9098b1d889c464f0301b8f7ced1f614d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2dd6cfb6cb9f56366cb4442c5eebd9a5e7597026cd71d9ef0723d06c21f36f91 |
x86_64 | |
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f5266b18f50e30f41e74df3c3993c76407c94df1d15e4af408d6b69e0edf0757 |
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4cfc45c973a829eea46abb0443c4657d6a24053d6ec221759e9cd19e931ef23a |
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ba3243a2710e5810d00f633fe7b9791334a9dd72fb7ceead46e815fdaa591d |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3f446894e00d19d98c108c236b06f9a788ca2382f7d2b2087a9f5a522326d363 |
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b34cac68f1829b7e178518880d61dec219fd292858f1ed6ba4f8bd14604dd01a |
i386 | |
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 5a00efa84733eba08fc155099ad3f5952daa0bec69246757720c3e90fb661c3d |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 96723bca70db12c374eb995ca21192fb9098b1d889c464f0301b8f7ced1f614d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2dd6cfb6cb9f56366cb4442c5eebd9a5e7597026cd71d9ef0723d06c21f36f91 |
x86_64 | |
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f5266b18f50e30f41e74df3c3993c76407c94df1d15e4af408d6b69e0edf0757 |
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4cfc45c973a829eea46abb0443c4657d6a24053d6ec221759e9cd19e931ef23a |
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ba3243a2710e5810d00f633fe7b9791334a9dd72fb7ceead46e815fdaa591d |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3f446894e00d19d98c108c236b06f9a788ca2382f7d2b2087a9f5a522326d363 |
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b34cac68f1829b7e178518880d61dec219fd292858f1ed6ba4f8bd14604dd01a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 6.5
SRPM | |
---|---|
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2dd6cfb6cb9f56366cb4442c5eebd9a5e7597026cd71d9ef0723d06c21f36f91 |
x86_64 | |
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f5266b18f50e30f41e74df3c3993c76407c94df1d15e4af408d6b69e0edf0757 |
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4cfc45c973a829eea46abb0443c4657d6a24053d6ec221759e9cd19e931ef23a |
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 01ba3243a2710e5810d00f633fe7b9791334a9dd72fb7ceead46e815fdaa591d |
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 3f446894e00d19d98c108c236b06f9a788ca2382f7d2b2087a9f5a522326d363 |
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b34cac68f1829b7e178518880d61dec219fd292858f1ed6ba4f8bd14604dd01a |
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