Security update for qemu

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0896-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2015-1779 ( NVD ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

qemu / kvm was updated to fix a security issue and some bugs.

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2015-3456: Fixed a buffer overflow in the floppy drive emulation, which could be used to denial of service attacks or potential code execution against the host.

  • CVE-2015-1779: Fixed insufficient resource limiting in the VNC websockets decoder.

Bugs fixed: - qemu truncates vhd images in virt-rescue (bsc#886378)

  • Update kvm-supported.txt with the current rbd support status.

  • enable rbd build on x86_64 (qemu-block-rbd package) (FATE#318349)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-200=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-200=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-200=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • qemu-debugsource-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-x86-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-tools-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-x86-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-tools-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-curl-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-curl-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-kvm-2.0.2-46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch)
    • qemu-seabios-1.7.4-46.1
    • qemu-sgabios-8-46.1
    • qemu-ipxe-1.0.0-46.1
    • qemu-vgabios-1.7.4-46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • qemu-debugsource-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-lang-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-guest-agent-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-tools-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-tools-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-curl-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-curl-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le)
    • qemu-ppc-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-ppc-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64)
    • qemu-kvm-2.0.2-46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x)
    • qemu-s390-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-s390-2.0.2-46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64)
    • qemu-x86-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-rbd-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-rbd-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-x86-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch)
    • qemu-seabios-1.7.4-46.1
    • qemu-sgabios-8-46.1
    • qemu-ipxe-1.0.0-46.1
    • qemu-vgabios-1.7.4-46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • qemu-debugsource-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-rbd-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-rbd-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-lang-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-guest-agent-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-tools-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-tools-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-x86-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-x86-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-curl-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-block-curl-debuginfo-2.0.2-46.1
    • qemu-kvm-2.0.2-46.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (noarch)
    • qemu-seabios-1.7.4-46.1
    • qemu-sgabios-8-46.1
    • qemu-ipxe-1.0.0-46.1
    • qemu-vgabios-1.7.4-46.1

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