Security update for kvm

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0020-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2015-7512 ( NVD ): 9.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has three security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kvm fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed: - CVE-2015-7512: The receive packet size is now checked in the emulated pcnet driver, eliminating buffer overflow and potential security issue by malicious guest systems. (bsc#957162) - CVE-2015-8345: A infinite loop in processing command block list was fixed that could be exploit by malicious guest systems (bsc#956829).

Bugs fixed: - Fix cases of wrong clock values in kvmclock timekeeping (bsc#947164 and bsc#953187) - Enforce pxe rom sizes to ensure migration compatibility. (bsc#950590)

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 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sledsp3-kvm-12294=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-kvm-12294=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-kvm-12294=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • kvm-1.4.2-37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • kvm-1.4.2-37.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3 (x86_64)
    • kvm-1.4.2-37.1

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