Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02315-1
Release Date: 2025-07-15T12:59:14Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-36350 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2024-36357 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-27465 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-27465 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves three vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • Update to Xen 4.20.1
  • CVE-2024-36350, CVE-2024-36357: More AMD transient execution attacks (bsc#1246112, XSA-471)
  • CVE-2025-27465: Incorrect stubs exception handling for flags recovery (bsc#1244644, XSA-470)

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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:

  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP7-2025-2315=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-2315=1

Package List:

  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    • xen-tools-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
    • xen-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
    • xen-devel-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    • xen-tools-domU-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
    • xen-libs-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.20.1_02-150700.3.8.1

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