[Pkg-xen-devel] Bug#701744: Bug#701744: [xen] Update to hypervisor 4.0.1-5.6 or linux-image-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 2.6.32-48 causes networking (VIF) failures

[Ingo Jürgensmann]

Am 26.02.2013 um 19:19 schrieb Ian Campbell <ijc at hellion.org.uk>:

>> Since the update last weekind in stable/squeeze I'm experiencing 
>> problems with running Xen on amd64 and multiple domUs losing their 
>> network connection/VIFs. 
> The hypervisors involvement in the specifics of the networking is pretty
> minimal -- a kernel bug is much more likely IMHO.
> In particular the messages you are seeing look a lot like those which
> would result from
> http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA_39_Linux_netback_DoS_via_malicious_guest_ring..
> So, was the hypervisor upgrade also accompanied by a kernel update, in
> either the dom0 or guest domains? If so what versions were involved and
> where?


Yes, it was a full update, both on dom0 as well as on domUs. I always try to keep kernels on dom0 and domU the same version. 

The blog posts lists the packages that were updated last weekend: 

gate:~# dir /var/cache/apt/archives/
base-files_6.0squeeze7_amd64.deb                 libxenstore3.0_4.0.1-5.6_amd64.deb
bind9-host_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze9_amd64.deb   linux-base_2.6.32-48_all.deb
dbus_1.2.24-4+squeeze2_amd64.deb                 linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64_2.6.32-48_amd64.deb
dbus-x11_1.2.24-4+squeeze2_amd64.deb             linux-image-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64_2.6.32-48_amd64.deb
firmware-linux-free_2.6.32-48_all.deb            lock
gzip_1.3.12-9+squeeze1_amd64.deb                 openssh-client_1%3a5.5p1-6+squeeze3_amd64.deb
host_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze9_all.deb           openssh-server_1%3a5.5p1-6+squeeze3_amd64.deb
libbind9-60_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze9_amd64.deb  openssl_0.9.8o-4squeeze14_amd64.deb
libcups2_1.4.4-7+squeeze3_amd64.deb              partial
libdbus-1-3_1.2.24-4+squeeze2_amd64.deb          perl_5.10.1-17squeeze5_amd64.deb
libdbus-glib-1-2_0.88-2.1+squeeze1_amd64.deb     perl-base_5.10.1-17squeeze5_amd64.deb
libdns69_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze9_amd64.deb     perl-modules_5.10.1-17squeeze5_all.deb
libisc62_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze9_amd64.deb     ssh_1%3a5.5p1-6+squeeze3_all.deb
libisccc60_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze9_amd64.deb   tzdata_2012g-0squeeze1_all.deb
libisccfg62_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze9_amd64.deb  xen-hypervisor-4.0-amd64_4.0.1-5.6_amd64.deb
libldap-2.4-2_2.4.23-7.3_amd64.deb               xen-linux-system-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64_2.6.32-48_amd64.deb
liblwres60_1%3a9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze9_amd64.deb   xenstore-utils_4.0.1-5.6_amd64.deb
libperl5.10_5.10.1-17squeeze5_amd64.deb          xen-utils-4.0_4.0.1-5.6_amd64.deb
libssl0.9.8_0.9.8o-4squeeze14_amd64.deb

The same kernel versions were updated in the domUs.

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