RHSA-2018:1524 — Security Advisory

Red Hat Security Advisory: redhat-virtualization-host bug fix and enhancement update

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

RHEL 7

Products

Official CSAF product identity

Published · May 16, 2018

Updated · November 2, 2026

Topic

Updated redhat-virtualization-host packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available.

Description

The redhat-virtualization-host packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.

Includes GlusterFS fixes for CVE-2018-1088, dhcp fixes for CVE-2018-1111, kernel fixes for CVE-2018-1087, and kernel fixes for CVE-2018-8897.

A list of bugs fixed in this update is available in the Technical Notes book: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_virtualization/4.2/html/technical_notes/