SUSE Security Update: Security update for xen
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:1302-1
Rating:             important
References:         #925466 #935256 #935634 #938344 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-3259 CVE-2015-5154
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes
   is now available.

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

   - 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 Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-344=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (x86_64):

      xen-debugsource-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-devel-4.4.2_08-22.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64):

      xen-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-debugsource-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-doc-html-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1
      xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1
      xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-libs-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-tools-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-tools-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-tools-domU-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      xen-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-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1
      xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-libs-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3259.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5154.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/925466
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/935256
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/935634
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/938344

SuSE: 2015:1302-1: important: xen

July 28, 2015
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes ...

Summary

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 Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - 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 Desktop 12: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-344=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (x86_64): xen-debugsource-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-devel-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64): xen-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-debugsource-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-doc-html-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1 xen-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1 xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-libs-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-tools-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-tools-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-tools-domU-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64): xen-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-kmp-default-debuginfo-4.4.2_08_k3.12.43_52.6-22.5.1 xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-libs-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.4.2_08-22.5.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-4.4.2_08-22.5.1

References

#925466 #935256 #935634 #938344

Cross- CVE-2015-3259 CVE-2015-5154

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3259.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5154.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/925466

https://bugzilla.suse.com/935256

https://bugzilla.suse.com/935634

https://bugzilla.suse.com/938344

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1302-1
Rating: important

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