Security update for xen

SUSE Security Update: Security update for xen
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1479-2
Rating: important
References: #922709 #932996 #935634 #938344 #939709 #939712
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
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    An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:


    xen was updated to fix the following security issues:

    * CVE-2015-5165: QEMU leak of uninitialized heap memory in rtl8139 device
    model (bsc#939712, XSA-140)
    * CVE-2015-5166: Use after free in QEMU/Xen block unplug protocol
    (bsc#939709, XSA-139)
    * CVE-2015-2751: Certain domctl operations could have be used to lock up
    the host (bsc#922709, XSA-127)
    * CVE-2015-3259: xl command line config handling stack overflow
    (bsc#935634, XSA-137)
    * CVE-2015-4164: DoS through iret hypercall handler (bsc#932996, XSA-136)
    * CVE-2015-5154: Host code execution via IDE subsystem CD-ROM (bsc#938344)

    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 Desktop 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-xen-12066=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (x86_64):
      • xen-4.2.5_12-15.1
      • xen-doc-html-4.2.5_12-15.1
      • xen-doc-pdf-4.2.5_12-15.1
      • xen-kmp-default-4.2.5_12_3.0.101_0.47.55-15.1
      • xen-libs-32bit-4.2.5_12-15.1
      • xen-libs-4.2.5_12-15.1
      • xen-tools-4.2.5_12-15.1
      • xen-tools-domU-4.2.5_12-15.1

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