Security update for libvirt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-5008 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

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

Description:

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed: - CVE-2016-5008: empty VNC password disables authentication (bsc#987527)

Bugs fixed: - bsc#970906: Fixed a race condition in xenstore event handling. - bsc#952889: Change hap setting to align with Xen behavior. - Fixed 'make check' failures.

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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libvirt-12674=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libvirt-12674=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libvirt-12674=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libvirt-devel-1.2.5-15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • libvirt-devel-32bit-1.2.5-15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libvirt-client-1.2.5-15.3
    • libvirt-doc-1.2.5-15.3
    • libvirt-lock-sanlock-1.2.5-15.3
    • perl-Sys-Virt-1.2.5-4.2
    • libvirt-1.2.5-15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libvirt-client-32bit-1.2.5-15.3
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • libvirt-client-1.2.5-15.3
    • libvirt-doc-1.2.5-15.3
    • libvirt-client-32bit-1.2.5-15.3
    • libvirt-lock-sanlock-1.2.5-15.3
    • perl-Sys-Virt-1.2.5-4.2
    • libvirt-1.2.5-15.3

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