Security update for Xen

SUSE Security Update: Security update for Xen
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1162-1
Rating: important
References: #776995 #777084 #777090 #777091
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
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    An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

    Description:


    XEN was updated to fix multiple bugs and security issues.

    The following security issues have been fixed:

    * CVE-2012-3494: xen: hypercall set_debugreg
    vulnerability (XSA-12)
    * CVE-2012-3496: xen: XENMEM_populate_physmap DoS
    vulnerability (XSA-14)
    * CVE-2012-3515: xen: Qemu VT100 emulation
    vulnerability (XSA-17)

    Also the following bugs have been fixed:

    * pvscsi support of attaching Luns - bnc#776995

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2012-3496
    >
    * CVE-2012-3494
    >
    * CVE-2012-3515
    >

    Indications:

    Everyone using XEN should update.

    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 LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-xen-201209-6746

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 x86_64):
    • xen-4.0.3_21548_10-0.5.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.0.3_21548_10-0.5.1
    • xen-doc-pdf-4.0.3_21548_10-0.5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.0.3_21548_10_2.6.32.59_0.7-0.5.1
    • xen-kmp-trace-4.0.3_21548_10_2.6.32.59_0.7-0.5.1
    • xen-libs-4.0.3_21548_10-0.5.1
    • xen-tools-4.0.3_21548_10-0.5.1
    • xen-tools-domU-4.0.3_21548_10-0.5.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586):
    • xen-kmp-pae-4.0.3_21548_10_2.6.32.59_0.7-0.5.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3494.html
  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3496.html
  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3515.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/776995
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/777084
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/777090
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/777091
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=60ffb0200ab44cd2c5b21cf2c325f4a5