Security update for sevctl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0250-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-50711 ( SUSE ): 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2023-50711 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • Server Applications Module 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 one vulnerability, contains one feature and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for sevctl fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-50711: Fixed out of bounds memory accesses in vmm-sys-util (bsc#1218502, bsc#1218499)

Non-security fixes:

  • Updated to version 0.4.3 (jsc#PED-4981)

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 SUSE-2024-250=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-250=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2024-250=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    • sevctl-debugsource-0.4.3-150500.3.3.1
    • sevctl-debuginfo-0.4.3-150500.3.3.1
    • sevctl-0.4.3-150500.3.3.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (x86_64)
    • sevctl-debugsource-0.4.3-150500.3.3.1
    • sevctl-debuginfo-0.4.3-150500.3.3.1
    • sevctl-0.4.3-150500.3.3.1

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