shield Security update for libvirt

SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-1208

This update for libvirt fixes one security issue: - CVE-2016-5008: Empty VNC password disables authentication. (bsc#987527) Additionally, the update includes the following non-security fixes: - Improve waiting for block job readines in virsh. (bsc#989755) - Parse negative values in augeas lenses. (bsc#975729) - Restart daemons in %posttrans after connection drivers have been processed. (bsc#854343, bsc#968483)

• Release Date
  Aug 11 2016
• References
  Bugzilla: 987527, 854343, 989755, 968483, 975729
  CVEs: CVE-2016-5008
• Type
  security
• Severity
  moderate

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.1 x86_64

• Packages
  libvirt
  Library providing a simple virtualization API

  1.2.18.4-11.7

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  libvirt-client-32bit
  Client side library and utilities of the libvirt library

  1.2.18.4-11.7

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