Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1302-1
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 two vulnerabilities and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

xen was updated to fix two security issues.

These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2015-3259: xl command line config handling stack overflow (bsc#935634, XSA-137). - CVE-2015-5154: Host code execution via IDE subsystem CD-ROM (bsc#938344).

These non-security issues were fixed: - Restart of xencommons service did lead to loss of xenstore data (bsc#935256). - Kdump did not work in a XEN environment (bsc#925466).

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-12-2015-344=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-344=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-344=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-344=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (x86_64)
    • xen-devel-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-tools-domU-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-tools-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-tools-domU-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-tools-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1

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