Security update for ovmf

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02516-1
Release Date: 2025-07-24T20:17:16Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-1298 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-1298 ( NVD ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

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

Description:

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-1298: Fixed potential UINT32 overflow in S3 ResumeCount (bsc#1225889).

Other fixes:

  • Fixed Kubevirt GPU passthrough failure (bsc#1245542)

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-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-2516=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2516=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2516=1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2516=1

Package List:

  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • ovmf-202308-150600.5.19.1
    • ovmf-tools-202308-150600.5.19.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202308-150600.5.19.1
    • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202308-150600.5.19.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • ovmf-202308-150600.5.19.1
    • ovmf-tools-202308-150600.5.19.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • qemu-uefi-aarch32-202308-150600.5.19.1
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202308-150600.5.19.1
    • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202308-150600.5.19.1
    • qemu-ovmf-ia32-202308-150600.5.19.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug-202308-150600.5.19.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (noarch)
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202308-150600.5.19.1
    • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202308-150600.5.19.1
    • qemu-uefi-aarch32-202308-150600.5.19.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug-202308-150600.5.19.1

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