Security update for Xen

SUSE Security Update: Security update for Xen
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1045-1
Rating: important
References: #931625 #931626 #931627 #931628 #932770 #932790 #932996
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:

    Xen was updated to fix seven security vulnerabilities:

    • CVE-2015-4103: Potential unintended writes to host MSI message data field via qemu. (XSA-128, bnc#931625)
    • CVE-2015-4104: PCI MSI mask bits inadvertently exposed to guests. (XSA-129, bnc#931626)
    • CVE-2015-4105: Guest triggerable qemu MSI-X pass-through error messages. (XSA-130, bnc#931627)
    • CVE-2015-4106: Unmediated PCI register access in qemu. (XSA-131, bnc#931628)
    • CVE-2015-4163: GNTTABOP_swap_grant_ref operation misbehavior. (XSA-134, bnc#932790)
    • CVE-2015-3209: Heap overflow in qemu pcnet controller allowing guest to host escape. (XSA-135, bnc#932770)
    • CVE-2015-4164: DoS through iret hypercall handler. (XSA-136, bnc#932996)

    Security Issues:

    Special Instructions and Notes:

    Please reboot the system after installing this update.

    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-201506=10727
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-xen-201506=10727
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-xen-201506=10727

    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_08-0.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • xen-kmp-default-4.2.5_08_3.0.101_0.47.55-0.9.1
      • xen-libs-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-tools-domU-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (x86_64):
      • xen-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-doc-html-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-doc-pdf-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-libs-32bit-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-tools-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586):
      • xen-kmp-pae-4.2.5_08_3.0.101_0.47.55-0.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • xen-kmp-default-4.2.5_08_3.0.101_0.47.55-0.9.1
      • xen-libs-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-tools-domU-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
      • xen-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-doc-html-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-doc-pdf-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-libs-32bit-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
      • xen-tools-4.2.5_08-0.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586):
      • xen-kmp-pae-4.2.5_08_3.0.101_0.47.55-0.9.1

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