Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0142-1
Release Date: 2025-01-16T13:20:15Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-53241 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-53241 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-53241: Xen hypercall page unsafe against speculative attacks (bsc#1234282).

Bug fixes:

  • Update to Xen 4.18.4 security bug fix release (bsc#1027519)
  • x86: Prefer ACPI reboot over UEFI ResetSystem() run time service call
  • No other changes mentioned in upstream changelog, sources, or webpage

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-142=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-142=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-142=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-142=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    • xen-tools-domU-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-debugsource-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-devel-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-libs-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-tools-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-doc-html-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • xen-libs-64bit-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • xen-tools-domU-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-debugsource-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-libs-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-debugsource-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-tools-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    • xen-devel-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2

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