Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:2324-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2015-5239 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2015-6815 ( NVD ): 3.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2015-7504 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that solves 14 vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update fixes the following security issues:

  • bsc#956832 - CVE-2015-8345: xen: qemu: net: eepro100: infinite loop in processing command block list

  • Revert x86/IO-APIC: don't create pIRQ mapping from masked RTE until kernel maintenance release goes out.

  • bsc#956592 - xen: virtual PMU is unsupported (XSA-163)

  • bsc#956408 - CVE-2015-8339, CVE-2015-8340: xen: XENMEM_exchange error handling issues (XSA-159)

  • bsc#956409 - CVE-2015-8341: xen: libxl leak of pv kernel and initrd on error (XSA-160)

  • bsc#956411 - CVE-2015-7504: xen: heap buffer overflow vulnerability in pcnet emulator (XSA-162)

  • bsc#947165 - CVE-2015-7311: xen: libxl fails to honour readonly flag on disks with qemu-xen (xsa-142)

  • bsc#954405 - CVE-2015-8104: Xen: guest to host DoS by triggering an infinite loop in microcode via #DB exception

  • bsc#954018 - CVE-2015-5307: xen: x86: CPU lockup during fault delivery (XSA-156)

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 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2015-999=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2015-999=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2015-999=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2015-999=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.5.2_02_k3.12.49_11-4.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.5.2_02_k3.12.49_11-4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • xen-devel-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.5.2_02-4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • xen-tools-domU-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.5.2_02_k3.12.49_11-4.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.5.2_02_k3.12.49_11-4.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-tools-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.5.2_02-4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • xen-tools-domU-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.5.2_02_k3.12.49_11-4.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.5.2_02_k3.12.49_11-4.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-tools-4.5.2_02-4.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.5.2_02-4.1

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