Security update for qemu

SUSE Security Update: Security update for qemu
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1203-1
Rating: important
References: #777084
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    The qemu vt100 emulation is 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).

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2012-3515
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    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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-qemu-6765
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sleposp2-qemu-6765

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • qemu-0.10.1-0.5.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • qemu-0.10.1-0.5.7.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3515.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/777084
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=45d591cd12cb693b0321ffa2839e5a66