Date:         Thu, 6 Dec 2007 10:35:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for xen/libvirt on SL5.0 i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Moderate: xen/libvirt security & bug update
Issue date:	2007-12-06

NOTE1:  The xen update needs to be applied with the new kernel 
kernel-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.  Because a kernel does not automatically get updated, 
but the xen libraries do (by default) it is best to upgrade them both at the 
same time, and then reboot into the new kernel.

Updating both the kernel and xen is because the new kernel has changed the way 
that it works with xen.  So upgrading and booting into the new kernel will 
break your old xen.  And updating xen and trying to restart xen domains in your 
old kernel will not work either.

Updating the xen libraries will not affect currently running virtual machines, 
but will prevent any new ones being started or rebooted, until you have booted 
into the new kernel.

NOTE2: This xen/kernel update is only really needed for the master virtual 
machine (Dom 0).  Virtual machines can update their kernels without any problems.

SL 5.x

    SRPMS:
libvirt-0.2.3-9.el5.src.rpm
python-virtinst-0.103.0-3.sl5.2.src.rpm
virt-manager-0.4.0-3.el5.src.rpm
xen-3.0.3-41.el5.src.rpm
    i386:
libvirt-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm
libvirt-devel-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm
libvirt-python-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm
python-virtinst-0.103.0-3.sl5.2.noarch.rpm
virt-manager-0.4.0-3.el5.i386.rpm
xen-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpm
xen-devel-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpm
xen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpm
    x86_64:
libvirt-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm
libvirt-0.2.3-9.el5.x86_64.rpm
libvirt-devel-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpm
libvirt-devel-0.2.3-9.el5.x86_64.rpm
libvirt-python-0.2.3-9.el5.x86_64.rpm
python-virtinst-0.103.0-3.sl5.2.noarch.rpm
virt-manager-0.4.0-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
xen-3.0.3-41.el5.x86_64.rpm
xen-devel-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpm
xen-devel-3.0.3-41.el5.x86_64.rpm
xen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpm
xen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: xen/libvirt SL5.0 i386/x86_64 Errata 10-35-35

Moderate: xen/libvirt security & bug update

Summary

Date:         Thu, 6 Dec 2007 10:35:35 -0600Reply-To:     Troy Dawson Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Troy Dawson Subject:      Security ERRATA for xen/libvirt on SL5.0 i386/x86_64Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"          Synopsis:	Moderate: xen/libvirt security & bug updateIssue date:	2007-12-06NOTE1:  The xen update needs to be applied with the new kernel kernel-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.  Because a kernel does not automatically get updated, but the xen libraries do (by default) it is best to upgrade them both at the same time, and then reboot into the new kernel.Updating both the kernel and xen is because the new kernel has changed the way that it works with xen.  So upgrading and booting into the new kernel will break your old xen.  And updating xen and trying to restart xen domains in your old kernel will not work either.Updating the xen libraries will not affect currently running virtual machines, but will prevent any new ones being started or rebooted, until you have booted into the new kernel.NOTE2: This xen/kernel update is only really needed for the master virtual machine (Dom 0).  Virtual machines can update their kernels without any problems.SL 5.x    SRPMS:libvirt-0.2.3-9.el5.src.rpmpython-virtinst-0.103.0-3.sl5.2.src.rpmvirt-manager-0.4.0-3.el5.src.rpmxen-3.0.3-41.el5.src.rpm    i386:libvirt-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpmlibvirt-devel-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpmlibvirt-python-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpmpython-virtinst-0.103.0-3.sl5.2.noarch.rpmvirt-manager-0.4.0-3.el5.i386.rpmxen-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpmxen-devel-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpmxen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpm    x86_64:libvirt-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpmlibvirt-0.2.3-9.el5.x86_64.rpmlibvirt-devel-0.2.3-9.el5.i386.rpmlibvirt-devel-0.2.3-9.el5.x86_64.rpmlibvirt-python-0.2.3-9.el5.x86_64.rpmpython-virtinst-0.103.0-3.sl5.2.noarch.rpmvirt-manager-0.4.0-3.el5.x86_64.rpmxen-3.0.3-41.el5.x86_64.rpmxen-devel-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpmxen-devel-3.0.3-41.el5.x86_64.rpmxen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5.i386.rpmxen-libs-3.0.3-41.el5.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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