Security update for kubevirt, virt-api-container, virt-controller-container, virt-exportproxy-container, virt-exportserver-container, virt-handler-container, virt-launcher-container, virt-libguestfs-t

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02581-1
Release Date: 2025-07-31T12:34:46Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-45337 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-45337 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2024-45338 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-45338 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-45338 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • Containers Module 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 two vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has three security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kubevirt, virt-api-container, virt-controller-container, virt-exportproxy-container, virt-exportserver-container, virt-handler-container, virt-launcher-container, virt-libguestfs-tools-container, virt-operator-container, virt-pr-helper-container fixes the following issues:

Update to version 1.5.2

  • Release notes https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/tag/v1.5.2

  • bsc#1234537 (CVE-2024-45337), bsc#1235303 (CVE-2024-45338), bsc#1244486

  • Add LABEL with support level

  • Drop packages: iptables and lsscsi
  • Enable aarch64 build (jsc#PED-10545)
  • Fix missing virtio-gpu packages missing from the aarch64 images (bsc#1237270)
  • Fix ovmf firmware path for SEV(ES) VMs (bsc#1232762)
  • Install psmisc (provides killall for tests)

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:

  • Containers Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP7-2025-2581=1

Package List:

  • Containers Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • kubevirt-manifests-1.5.2-150700.3.5.2
    • kubevirt-virtctl-1.5.2-150700.3.5.2
    • kubevirt-virtctl-debuginfo-1.5.2-150700.3.5.2

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