Security update for kvm

SUSE Security Update: Security update for kvm
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0020-1
Rating: important
References: #947164 #950590 #953187 #956829 #957162
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3

  • An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has three fixes is now available.

    Description:


    This update for kvm fixes the following issues:

    Security issues fixed:
    - CVE-2015-7512: The receive packet size is now checked in the emulated
    pcnet driver, eliminating buffer overflow and potential security issue
    by malicious guest systems. (bsc#957162)
    - CVE-2015-8345: A infinite loop in processing command block list was
    fixed that could be exploit by malicious guest systems (bsc#956829).

    Bugs fixed:
    - Fix cases of wrong clock values in kvmclock timekeeping (bsc#947164 and
    bsc#953187)
    - Enforce pxe rom sizes to ensure migration compatibility. (bsc#950590)

    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 Server 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kvm-12294=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-kvm-12294=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • kvm-1.4.2-37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • kvm-1.4.2-37.1

    References: