ELSA-2009-1465 Important: Enterprise Linux kvm security and bug fix update

Description

Enterprise Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2009-1465 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html The following updated rpms for Enterprise Linux 5 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network: x86_64: kmod-kvm-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpm kvm-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpm kvm-qemu-img-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpm kvm-tools-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.x86_64.rpm SRPMS: http://oss.oracle.com/el5/SRPMS-updates/kvm-83-105.0.1.el5_4.7.src.rpm Description of changes: [83-105.0.1.el5_4.7] - Add kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch [kvm-83-105.el5_4.7] - kvm-qemu-virtio-net-do-not-return-stack-pointer-from-fun.patch [bz#524557] - Resolves: bz#524557 (QEMU crash (during virtio-net WHQL tests for Win2008 R2)) [kvm-83-105.el5_4.6] - kvm-Revert-update_refcount-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693] - kvm-Revert-alloc_cluster_link_l2-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693] - kvm-Revert-Combined-patch-of-two-upstream-commits-the-se.patch [bz#520693] - kvm-Revert-qcow2-Update-multiple-refcounts-at-once.patch [bz#520693] - kvm-Revert-qcow2-Refactor-update_refcount.patch [bz#520693] - Related: bz#520693 (Bad qcow2 performance with cache=off) [kvm-83-105.el5_4.5] - kvm-kernel-KVM-VMX-Optimize-vmx_get_cpl.patch [bz#524125 bz#524125] - kvm-kernel-KVM-x86-Disallow-hypercalls-for-guest-callers-in-rin.patch [bz#524125 bz#524125] - Resolves: bz#524125 (kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0 [rhel-5.4.z]) [83-105.el5_4.4] - kvm-kernel-reset-hflags-on-cpu-reset.patch [bz#520694] - Resolves: bz#520694 (NMI filtering for AMD (Windows 2008 R2 KVM guest can not restart when set it as multiple cpus)) [83-105.el5_4.3] - kvm-kernel-Fix-coalesced-interrupt-reporting-in-IOAPIC.patch [bz#521794] - kvm-kernel-VMX-Fix-cr8-exiting-control-clobbering-by-EPT.patch [bz#521793] - Resolves: bz#521793 (windows 64 bit does vmexit on each cr8 access.) - Resolves: bz#521794 (rtc-td-hack stopped working. Time drifts in windows) - kvm-qcow2-Refactor-update_refcount.patch [bz#520693] - kvm-qcow2-Update-multiple-refcounts-at-once.patch [bz#520693] - kvm-Combined-patch-of-two-upstream-commits-the-second-fi.patch [bz#520693] - kvm-alloc_cluster_link_l2-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693] - kvm-update_refcount-Write-complete-sectors.patch [bz#520693] - Resolves: bz#520693 (Bad qcow2 performance with cache=off) [83-105.el5_4.2] - Update kversion to 2.6.18-164.el5 to match build root - kvm-kernel-add-nmi-support-to-svm.patch [bz#520694] - Resolves: bz#520694 (NMI filtering for AMD (Windows 2008 R2 KVM guest can not restart when set it as multiple cpus)) [83-105.el5_4.1] - Update kversion to 2.6.18-162.el5 - kvm-Initialize-PS2-keyboard-mouse-state-on-reset.patch [bz#517855] - Resolves: bz#517855 (guest not accepting keystrokes or mouse clicks after reboot)