Security update for Xen

SUSE Security Update: Security update for Xen
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1606-1
Rating: important
References: #789950 #789951
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
  • SLE SDK 10 SP4

  • An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:


    This update fixes the following security issues in xen:

    * CVE-2012-5513: XENMEM_exchange may overwrite
    hypervisor memory (XSA-29)
    * CVE-2012-5515: Several memory hypercall operations
    allow invalid extent order values (XSA-31)

    Also the following bugs have been fixed and upstream
    patches have been applied:
    26134-x86-shadow-invlpg-check.patch

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2012-5513
    >
    * CVE-2012-5515
    >

    Special Instructions and Notes:

    Please reboot the system after installing this update.

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):
    • xen-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-devel-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-doc-html-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-doc-pdf-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-doc-ps-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-debug-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-default-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-kdump-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-smp-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-libs-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-tools-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-tools-domU-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-tools-ioemu-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (x86_64):
    • xen-libs-32bit-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586):
    • xen-kmp-bigsmp-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-kdumppae-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-vmi-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-vmipae-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):
    • xen-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-devel-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-doc-html-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-doc-pdf-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-doc-ps-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-default-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-smp-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-libs-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-tools-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-tools-domU-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-tools-ioemu-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (x86_64):
    • xen-libs-32bit-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586):
    • xen-kmp-bigsmp-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):
    • xen-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-devel-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-debug-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-kmp-kdump-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1
    • xen-libs-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-tools-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • xen-tools-ioemu-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1
    • SLE SDK 10 SP4 (x86_64):
    • xen-libs-32bit-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5513.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5515.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/789950
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/789951
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=193b206adfdaf6da1ce1c5ced79e9f29