Security update for KVM
SUSE Security Update: Security update for KVM
The following vulnerabilities have been fixed in KVM:
* buffer overflow in e1000 device emulation
(CVE-2012-0029)
* missing initgroups() for -runas (CVE-2011-2527)
Security Issue references:
* CVE-2011-2527
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* CVE-2012-0029
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| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2012:0127-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #695510 #705304 #740165 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available. It includes one version update.
Description:
The following vulnerabilities have been fixed in KVM:
* buffer overflow in e1000 device emulation
(CVE-2012-0029)
* missing initgroups() for -runas (CVE-2011-2527)
Security Issue references:
* CVE-2011-2527
* CVE-2012-0029
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 SP1:
zypper in -t patch slessp1-kvm-5655 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
zypper in -t patch sledsp1-kvm-5655
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.12.5]:
- kvm-0.12.5-1.20.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.12.5]:
- kvm-0.12.5-1.20.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2527.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0029.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/695510
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/705304
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/740165
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=ba4327c2ddad453dcc3b680c69f4dbef