New maintenance update candidates for XCP-ng 8.3 LTS
This release batch contains fixes, and a security fix on an optional package,
Note: the two previous batches of updates has not been released yet, so if you haven't tested it, you will see more updates than described here when you'll install the update candidates. Refer to the previous announcements.
What changed
Virtualization & System
kexec-tools: Update to sync with Xen Server:
Add checks to reboot a crashed host if kernel crash handling doesn't complete.
Control Plane
xapi: Fix the VM revert regression introduced in earlier "testing" version.
Optional package
lldpd: Fix CVE-2026-46433, a buffer over-read when processing the "VLAN tags from an Ethernet frame.
Versions
kexec-tools: 2.0.15-20.1.xcp-ng8.3 -> kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.1.xcpng8.3
xapi: 26.1.11-1.1.xcpng8.3 -> xapi-26.1.11-1.2.xcpng8.3
Optional packages:
lldpd: 1.0.4-1.1.xcpng8.3 -> 1.0.4-1.2.xcpng8.3
Test on XCP-ng 8.3
Warning: XOSTOR users, refer to the instructions in the previous announcement, which apply here if you haven't installed the previous update candidates.
yum clean metadata --enablerepo=xcp-ng-testing,xcp-ng-candidates
yum update --enablerepo=xcp-ng-testing,xcp-ng-candidates
reboot
The usual update rules apply: pool coordinator first, etc.
What to test
As usual, normal use and anything else you want to test.
Test window before official release of the updates
~2 days
We would like to thank users who reported feedback since our last call for testing:
@Andrew, @ScarfAntennae, @XCP-ng-JustGreat, @acebmxer, @bufanda, @flakpyro
