Security update for kvm

SUSE Security Update: Security update for kvm
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1202-1
Rating: important
References: #764526 #777084
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2
    		•

    An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:


    The kvm qemu vt100 emulation was affected by a problem
    where specific vt100 sequences could have been used by
    guest users to affect the host. (CVE-2012-3515 aka XSA-17).

    Also a temp file race has been fixed. (CVE-2012-2652)

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2012-3515
    >
    * CVE-2012-2652
    >

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2:
      zypper in -t patch slestso12-kvm-6757

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2 (s390x):
    • kvm-0.12.5-1.24.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2652.html
  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3515.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/764526
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/777084
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6b43defa8e26ed8a89d3eb005dcc2e9d