Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1299-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

xen was updated to fix two security issues.

These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2015-3259: xl command line config handling stack overflow (bsc#935634, XSA-137). - CVE-2015-5154: Host code execution via IDE subsystem CD-ROM (bsc#938344).

This non-security issue was fixed: - Kdump did not work in a XEN environment (bsc#925466).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sledsp4-xen-12007=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-xen-12007=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xen-12007=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xen-12007=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • xen-tools-domU-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-libs-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_10_3.0.101_63-5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 (i586)
    • xen-kmp-pae-4.4.2_10_3.0.101_63-5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • xen-doc-html-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-tools-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-4.4.2_10-5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • xen-devel-4.4.2_10-5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • xen-tools-domU-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-libs-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_10_3.0.101_63-5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (i586)
    • xen-kmp-pae-4.4.2_10_3.0.101_63-5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • xen-doc-html-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-tools-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-4.4.2_10-5.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • xen-tools-domU-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-tools-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-libs-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-kmp-default-4.4.2_10_3.0.101_63-5.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.4.2_10-5.1
    • xen-4.4.2_10-5.1

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