Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1692-1
Release Date: 2026-05-05T08:03:59Z
Rating: moderate
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-54505 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-54505 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-54505 ( NVD ): 2.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2026-23557 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23558 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-23558 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-54505: Floating Point Divider State Sampling on AMD CPUs AMD-SN-7053 (bsc#1262428).
  • CVE-2026-23557: Xenstored DoS via XS_RESET_WATCHES command (bsc#1262178).
  • CVE-2026-23558: grant table v2 race in status page mapping (bsc#1262180).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1692=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1692=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1692=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1692=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1692=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (x86_64)
    • xen-debugsource-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (x86_64)
    • xen-debugsource-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (x86_64)
    • xen-debugsource-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (x86_64)
    • xen-debugsource-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-devel-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-tools-domU-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-debugsource-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-doc-html-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-tools-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2
    • xen-libs-64bit-4.16.7_08-150400.4.81.2

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