Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1042-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12

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

Description:

Xen was updated to fix seven security issues and one non-security bug.

The following vulnerabilities were fixed:

  • CVE-2015-4103: Potential unintended writes to host MSI message data field via qemu (XSA-128) (bnc#931625)
  • CVE-2015-4104: PCI MSI mask bits inadvertently exposed to guests (XSA-129) (bnc#931626)
  • CVE-2015-4105: Guest triggerable qemu MSI-X pass-through error messages (XSA-130) (bnc#931627)
  • CVE-2015-4106: Unmediated PCI register access in qemu (XSA-131) (bnc#931628)
  • CVE-2015-4163: GNTTABOP_swap_grant_ref operation misbehavior (XSA-134) (bnc#932790)
  • CVE-2015-3209: heap overflow in qemu pcnet controller allowing guest to host escape (XSA-135) (bnc#932770)
  • CVE-2015-4164: DoS through iret hypercall handler (XSA-136) (bnc#932996)

The following non-security bug was fixed:

  • bnc#906689: let systemd schedule xencommons after network-online.target and remote-fs.target so that xendomains has access to remote shares

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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-12-2015-262=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-262=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-262=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-262=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_06_k3.12.39_47-21.1
    • xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_06_k3.12.39_47-21.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_06-21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (x86_64)
    • xen-debugsource-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-devel-4.4.2_06-21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64)
    • xen-debugsource-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-tools-domU-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_06_k3.12.39_47-21.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_06_k3.12.39_47-21.1
    • xen-tools-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.4.2_06-21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • xen-debugsource-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-tools-domU-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_06_k3.12.39_47-21.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_06_k3.12.39_47-21.1
    • xen-tools-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_06-21.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.4.2_06-21.1

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