Security update for ovmf

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0608-1
Release Date: 2025-02-21T10:31:21Z
Rating: important
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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 has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

  • PXE boot is failing due to patches applied to fix CVE-2023-45236 and CVE-2023-45237 (bsc#1237084).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-608=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-608=1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-608=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-608=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • ovmf-tools-202308-150600.5.14.1
    • ovmf-202308-150600.5.14.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202308-150600.5.14.1
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202308-150600.5.14.1
    • qemu-uefi-aarch32-202308-150600.5.14.1
    • qemu-ovmf-ia32-202308-150600.5.14.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug-202308-150600.5.14.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (noarch)
    • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202308-150600.5.14.1
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202308-150600.5.14.1
    • qemu-uefi-aarch32-202308-150600.5.14.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug-202308-150600.5.14.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • ovmf-tools-202308-150600.5.14.1
    • ovmf-202308-150600.5.14.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    • qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202308-150600.5.14.1
    • qemu-uefi-aarch64-202308-150600.5.14.1

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