Security update for qemu

SUSE Security Update: Security update for qemu
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0896-1
Rating: important
References: #886378 #924018 #929339
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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    An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

    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 Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

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

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

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

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