Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3831-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-20588 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-20588 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2023-34322 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-34322 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-20588: Fixed AMD CPU transitional execution leak via division by zero (XSA-439) (bsc#1215474).
  • CVE-2023-34322: Fixed top-level shadow reference dropped too early for 64-bit PV guests (XSA-438) (bsc#1215145).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3831=1 SUSE-2023-3831=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3831=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2023-3831=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • xen-doc-html-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-tools-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-libs-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-devel-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-tools-domU-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • xen-libs-64bit-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (x86_64)
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-libs-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-tools-domU-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (x86_64)
    • xen-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-tools-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-devel-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (noarch)
    • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.17.2_04-150500.3.9.1

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