- Issued:
- 2012-12-04
- Updated:
- 2012-12-04
RHEA-2012:1527 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
new package: usbclerk-win
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
A new usbclerk-win package is now available.
Description
The usbclerk-win package provides a new service, USBClerk, that is able to
install and uninstall Windows USB drivers (specifically the WinUSB driver) in
guest virtual machines.
The SPICE client (mingw-virt-viewer) sends requests to install/uninstall the
driver for USB devices when users connect/disconnect USB devices to/from a guest
upon request.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization users who need to share USB devices with guest
virtual machines from Windows client machines should install this package.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To install or upgrade to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.1 refer to the
Installation Guide:
To install the USBClerk package on guest virtual machines refer to the Power
User Portal Guide:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Virtualization 3.1 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 842837 - USBClerk: Winusb driver is not completely uninstalled when a USB device is disconnected from guest.
- BZ - 845216 - USBClerk: WinUSB driver remains installed when USB device is not unmount/ejected properly.
- BZ - 848721 - A new package usbclerk-win
- BZ - 857119 - USB clerk service won't share any device on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows XP
CVEs
(none)
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