SUSE Security Update: Security update for xen
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:1479-1
Rating:             important
References:         #922709 #932996 #935634 #938344 #939709 #939712 
                    
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-2751 CVE-2015-3259 CVE-2015-4164
                    CVE-2015-5154 CVE-2015-5165 CVE-2015-5166
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
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   An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   xen was updated to fix the following security issues:

   * CVE-2015-5165: QEMU leak of uninitialized heap memory in rtl8139 device
     model (bsc#939712, XSA-140)
   * CVE-2015-5166: Use after free in QEMU/Xen block unplug protocol
     (bsc#939709, XSA-139)
   * CVE-2015-2751: Certain domctl operations could have be used to lock up
     the host (bsc#922709, XSA-127)
   * CVE-2015-3259: xl command line config handling stack overflow
     (bsc#935634, XSA-137)
   * CVE-2015-4164: DoS through iret hypercall handler (bsc#932996, XSA-136)
   * CVE-2015-5154: Host code execution via IDE subsystem CD-ROM (bsc#938344)


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 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-xen-12066=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-xen-12066=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-xen-12066=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-xen-12066=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      xen-devel-4.2.5_12-15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      xen-kmp-default-4.2.5_12_3.0.101_0.47.55-15.1
      xen-libs-4.2.5_12-15.1
      xen-tools-domU-4.2.5_12-15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (x86_64):

      xen-4.2.5_12-15.1
      xen-doc-html-4.2.5_12-15.1
      xen-doc-pdf-4.2.5_12-15.1
      xen-libs-32bit-4.2.5_12-15.1
      xen-tools-4.2.5_12-15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586):

      xen-kmp-pae-4.2.5_12_3.0.101_0.47.55-15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586):

      xen-kmp-default-4.2.5_12_3.0.101_0.47.55-15.1
      xen-kmp-pae-4.2.5_12_3.0.101_0.47.55-15.1
      xen-libs-4.2.5_12-15.1
      xen-tools-domU-4.2.5_12-15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      xen-debuginfo-4.2.5_12-15.1
      xen-debugsource-4.2.5_12-15.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2751.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3259.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4164.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5154.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5165.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5166.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/922709
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/932996
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/935634
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/938344
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/939709
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/939712

SuSE: 2015:1479-1: important: xen

September 2, 2015
An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

xen was updated to fix the following security issues: * CVE-2015-5165: QEMU leak of uninitialized heap memory in rtl8139 device model (bsc#939712, XSA-140) * CVE-2015-5166: Use after free in QEMU/Xen block unplug protocol (bsc#939709, XSA-139) * CVE-2015-2751: Certain domctl operations could have be used to lock up the host (bsc#922709, XSA-127) * CVE-2015-3259: xl command line config handling stack overflow (bsc#935634, XSA-137) * CVE-2015-4164: DoS through iret hypercall handler (bsc#932996, XSA-136) * CVE-2015-5154: Host code execution via IDE subsystem CD-ROM (bsc#938344) 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 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sdksp3-xen-12066=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-xen-12066=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-xen-12066=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-xen-12066=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64): xen-devel-4.2.5_12-15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64): xen-kmp-default-4.2.5_12_3.0.101_0.47.55-15.1 xen-libs-4.2.5_12-15.1 xen-tools-domU-4.2.5_12-15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (x86_64): xen-4.2.5_12-15.1 xen-doc-html-4.2.5_12-15.1 xen-doc-pdf-4.2.5_12-15.1 xen-libs-32bit-4.2.5_12-15.1 xen-tools-4.2.5_12-15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586): xen-kmp-pae-4.2.5_12_3.0.101_0.47.55-15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586): xen-kmp-default-4.2.5_12_3.0.101_0.47.55-15.1 xen-kmp-pae-4.2.5_12_3.0.101_0.47.55-15.1 xen-libs-4.2.5_12-15.1 xen-tools-domU-4.2.5_12-15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64): xen-debuginfo-4.2.5_12-15.1 xen-debugsource-4.2.5_12-15.1

References

#922709 #932996 #935634 #938344 #939709 #939712

Cross- CVE-2015-2751 CVE-2015-3259 CVE-2015-4164

CVE-2015-5154 CVE-2015-5165 CVE-2015-5166

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2751.html

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

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4164.html

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

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5165.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5166.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/922709

https://bugzilla.suse.com/932996

https://bugzilla.suse.com/935634

https://bugzilla.suse.com/938344

https://bugzilla.suse.com/939709

https://bugzilla.suse.com/939712

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1479-1
Rating: important

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