RHBA-2014:0829 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated rhevm-spice-client packages that fix bugs are now available.

Description

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager provides access to virtual machines
using SPICE. These SPICE client packages provide the SPICE client and usbclerk
service for both Windows 32-bit operating systems and Windows 64-bit operating
systems.

Changes to the mingw-virt-viewer component:

• Previously, in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.3, the console.vv file did

not include an auto-conf parameter. This meant that virt-viewer reverted to
default settings and the SPICE console opened only on a single display, did not
open in full-screen mode, and used default screen resolution, all of which
required to be manually set for each instance. Now, virt-viewer enables
auto-conf when 'fullscreen' is set in the console.vv file and the SPICE console
opens with the expected display settings. (BZ#1094324)

• Previously, various clipboard managers, operating on the client or on the

guest, would occasionally lose synchronization, which resulted in clipboard data
loss and the SPICE console freezing. Now, spice-gtk have been patched, such that
clipboard synchronization does not freeze the SPICE console anymore.
(BZ#1105183)

All Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization users are advised to upgrade to these
updated packages which address this issue.

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 Virtualization 3.3 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 1094324 - [BUG] [RHEV 3.3] SPICE console not opening in full screen or detecting resolution by default

CVEs

(none)

References

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