Security update for libvirt
SUSE Security Update: Security update for libvirt
libvirt has been updated to the 1.0.5.6 stable release that
fixes bugs and security issues:
* CVE-2013-4296: Fix crash in
remoteDispatchDomainMemoryStats
* CVE-2013-5651: virBitmapParse out-of-bounds read
access Libvirt on SLES 11 SP3 is not affected:
* CVE-2013-4311: Add support for using 3-arg pkcheck
syntax for process ()
* CVE-2013-4291: security: provide supplemental groups
even when parsing label ()
Changes in this version:
* virsh: fix change-media bug on disk block type
* Include process start time when doing polkit checks
* qemuDomainChangeGraphics: Check listen address change
by listen type
* python: return dictionary without value in case of no
blockjob
* virbitmap: Refactor virBitmapParse to avoid access
beyond bounds of array
Also the following bug has been fixed:
* Fix retrieval of SRIOV VF info, which prevented using
some SRIOV virtual functions in guest domains with ""
(bnc#837329)
Security Issue references:
* CVE-2013-4296
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* CVE-2013-5651
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| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2013:1642-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #836931 #837329 #837530 #837999 #838638 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has three fixes is now available. It includes one version update.
Description:
libvirt has been updated to the 1.0.5.6 stable release that
fixes bugs and security issues:
* CVE-2013-4296: Fix crash in
remoteDispatchDomainMemoryStats
* CVE-2013-5651: virBitmapParse out-of-bounds read
access Libvirt on SLES 11 SP3 is not affected:
* CVE-2013-4311: Add support for using 3-arg pkcheck
syntax for process ()
* CVE-2013-4291: security: provide supplemental groups
even when parsing label ()
Changes in this version:
* virsh: fix change-media bug on disk block type
* Include process start time when doing polkit checks
* qemuDomainChangeGraphics: Check listen address change
by listen type
* python: return dictionary without value in case of no
blockjob
* virbitmap: Refactor virBitmapParse to avoid access
beyond bounds of array
Also the following bug has been fixed:
* Fix retrieval of SRIOV VF info, which prevented using
some SRIOV virtual functions in guest domains with ""
(bnc#837329)
Security Issue references:
* CVE-2013-4296
* CVE-2013-5651
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 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sdksp3-libvirt-8421 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-libvirt-8421 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libvirt-8421
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.0.5.6]:
- libvirt-devel-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (x86_64) [New Version: 1.0.5.6]:
- libvirt-devel-32bit-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.0.5.6]:
- libvirt-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- libvirt-client-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- libvirt-doc-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- libvirt-lock-sanlock-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- libvirt-python-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.0.5.6]:
- libvirt-client-32bit-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.0.5.6]:
- libvirt-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- libvirt-client-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- libvirt-doc-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- libvirt-python-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64) [New Version: 1.0.5.6]:
- libvirt-client-32bit-1.0.5.6-0.7.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4296.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5651.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/836931
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/837329
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/837530
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/837999
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/838638
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=f802eb61fc52dbf7597c346fbf0076f3