Security update for libvirt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1295-1
Rating: important
References:
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
  • CVE-2018-1064 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-1064 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-5748 ( SUSE ): 2.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2018-5748 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3

An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has five security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-5715: Spectre fixes for libvirt (bsc#1079869, bsc#1088147, bsc#1087887).
  • CVE-2018-1064: Avoid denial of service reading from QEMU guest agent (bsc#1083625).
  • CVE-2018-5748: Avoid denial of service reading from QEMU monitor (bsc#1076500).

Bug fixes:

  • bsc#1025340: Use xend for nodeGetFreeMemory API.
  • bsc#960742: Allow read access to script directories in libvirtd AppArmor profile.
  • bsc#936233: Introduce qemuDomainDefCheckABIStability.

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 Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-libvirt-13600=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-libvirt-13600=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • libvirt-client-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
    • libvirt-python-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
    • libvirt-lock-sanlock-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
    • libvirt-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
    • libvirt-doc-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libvirt-client-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
    • libvirt-python-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
    • libvirt-lock-sanlock-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
    • libvirt-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
    • libvirt-doc-1.0.5.9-21.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64)
    • libvirt-client-32bit-1.0.5.9-21.5.1

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