RHBA-2022:0358 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for virtio-win is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Description

The virtio-win package provides paravirtualized network drivers for most
Microsoft Windows operating systems. Paravirtualized drivers are
virtualization-aware drivers used by fully virtualized guests running on
Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Fully virtualized guests using the
paravirtualized drivers gain significantly better I/O performance than
fully virtualized guests running without the drivers.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• virtio-win RPM for 8.5.0z (BZ#2033400)

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 2033400 - virtio-win RPM for 8.5.0z [rhel-8.5.0.z]

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)