Date:         Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:40:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA Low: Virtio on SL3.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Low: Virtio drivers for kernel 2.4.21-63.EL
Issue date:	2010-03-18


This new package provides signed, para-virtualized block and network
drivers for Scientific Linux 3 as a KVM virtualized guest.

Users may see various warnings during package installation, including:

* Different versions of package are already installed. Older versions of
the package may cause "File exists" error messages to appear. The 
package will install successfully the error messages just inform the 
user that files for devices exist. This warning can be ignored.

* If the previous installed package was for a different kernel (for
example, kmod-virtio-smp on hugemem system), the installation will fail.
Modules cannot be inserted and a "Wrong number of arguments" error 
message will appear. To fix this issue, create nodes manually as covered 
in the README file. This issue can be prevented by installing the 
correct drivers for the kernel package.

SL 3.0.x

      SRPMS:
virtio-0.1-17.el3.src.rpm
      i386:
kmod-virtio-0.1-17.el3.i686.rpm
kmod-virtio-hugemem-0.1-17.el3.i686.rpm
kmod-virtio-smp-0.1-17.el3.i686.rpm
      x86_64:
kmod-virtio-0.1-17.el3.x86_64.rpm
kmod-virtio-smp-0.1-17.el3.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: Low: Virtio SL3.x i386/x86_64 Errata 14-40-38

Low: Virtio drivers for kernel 2.4.21-63.EL

Summary

Low: Virtio drivers for kernel 2.4.21-63.ELIssue date: 2010-03-18This new package provides signed, para-virtualized block and networkdrivers for Scientific Linux 3 as a KVM virtualized guest.Users may see various warnings during package installation, including:* Different versions of package are already installed. Older versions ofthe package may cause "File exists" error messages to appear. Thepackage will install successfully the error messages just inform theuser that files for devices exist. This warning can be ignored.* If the previous installed package was for a different kernel (forexample, kmod-virtio-smp on hugemem system), the installation will fail.Modules cannot be inserted and a "Wrong number of arguments" errormessage will appear. To fix this issue, create nodes manually as coveredin the README file. This issue can be prevented by installing thecorrect drivers for the kernel package.SL 3.0.xSRPMS:virtio-0.1-17.el3.src.rpmi386:kmod-virtio-0.1-17.el3.i686.rpmkmod-virtio-hugemem-0.1-17.el3.i686.rpmkmod-virtio-smp-0.1-17.el3.i686.rpmx86_64:kmod-virtio-0.1-17.el3.x86_64.rpmkmod-virtio-smp-0.1-17.el3.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



Security Fixes

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Issued Date: : 2010-03-18
This new package provides signed, para-virtualized block and network
drivers for Scientific Linux 3 as a KVM virtualized guest.

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