- Issued:
- 2026-09-22
- Updated:
- 2026-09-22
RHBA-2026:70252 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
virtio-win bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An update for virtio-win is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0
Extended Update Support.
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.
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:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 x86_64
Fixes
(none)CVEs
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| virtio-win-1.9.61-0.el9_8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 92f214e8f2b059cb2b79941d645c7ecb3a2979ec723264a4c969e428222f8642 |
| x86_64 | |
| virtio-win-1.9.61-0.el9_8.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0b085ed08259ff101533c687dc626129d77eff07890b92480e76976e6fc33990 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| virtio-win-1.9.61-0.el9_8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 92f214e8f2b059cb2b79941d645c7ecb3a2979ec723264a4c969e428222f8642 |
| x86_64 | |
| virtio-win-1.9.61-0.el9_8.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0b085ed08259ff101533c687dc626129d77eff07890b92480e76976e6fc33990 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| virtio-win-1.9.61-0.el9_8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 92f214e8f2b059cb2b79941d645c7ecb3a2979ec723264a4c969e428222f8642 |
| x86_64 | |
| virtio-win-1.9.61-0.el9_8.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0b085ed08259ff101533c687dc626129d77eff07890b92480e76976e6fc33990 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| virtio-win-1.9.61-0.el9_8.src.rpm | SHA-256: 92f214e8f2b059cb2b79941d645c7ecb3a2979ec723264a4c969e428222f8642 |
| x86_64 | |
| virtio-win-1.9.61-0.el9_8.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 0b085ed08259ff101533c687dc626129d77eff07890b92480e76976e6fc33990 |
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