Security update for qemu

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0007-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2017-5715 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3

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

Description:

This update for qemu fixes the following issues:

A new feature was added:

  • Support EPYC vCPU type (bsc#1052825 fate#324038)

Also a mitigation for a security problem has been applied:

  • CVE-2017-5715: QEMU was updated to allow passing through new MSR and CPUID flags from the host VM to the CPU, to allow enabling/disabling branch prediction features in the Intel CPU. (bsc#1068032)

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 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-9=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-9=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-9=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-9=1
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • qemu-block-curl-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-curl-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-tools-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-kvm-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-x86-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-debugsource-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • qemu-ipxe-1.0.0-6.9.2
    • qemu-sgabios-8-6.9.2
    • qemu-vgabios-1.10.2-6.9.2
    • qemu-seabios-1.10.2-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • qemu-block-ssh-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-curl-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-tools-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-curl-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-lang-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-iscsi-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-ssh-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-iscsi-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-debugsource-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • qemu-ipxe-1.0.0-6.9.2
    • qemu-sgabios-8-6.9.2
    • qemu-vgabios-1.10.2-6.9.2
    • qemu-seabios-1.10.2-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (ppc64le)
    • qemu-ppc-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-ppc-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (s390x x86_64)
    • qemu-kvm-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (s390x)
    • qemu-s390-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-s390-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • qemu-block-rbd-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-rbd-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • qemu-x86-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64)
    • qemu-arm-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-arm-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • qemu-block-ssh-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-curl-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-tools-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-curl-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-rbd-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-lang-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-iscsi-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-ssh-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-iscsi-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-rbd-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-debugsource-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • qemu-ipxe-1.0.0-6.9.2
    • qemu-sgabios-8-6.9.2
    • qemu-vgabios-1.10.2-6.9.2
    • qemu-seabios-1.10.2-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • qemu-kvm-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-x86-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64)
    • qemu-arm-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-arm-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • qemu-block-ssh-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-curl-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-curl-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-tools-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-iscsi-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-ssh-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-lang-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-iscsi-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-debugsource-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (noarch)
    • qemu-ipxe-1.0.0-6.9.2
    • qemu-sgabios-8-6.9.2
    • qemu-vgabios-1.10.2-6.9.2
    • qemu-seabios-1.10.2-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le)
    • qemu-ppc-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-ppc-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • qemu-block-rbd-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-block-rbd-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-kvm-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-x86-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0 (x86_64)
    • qemu-debugsource-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0 (x86_64)
    • qemu-debugsource-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-2.9.1-6.9.2
    • qemu-guest-agent-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.9.2

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