Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02471-1
Release Date: 2025-07-22T22:58:23Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • 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
  • CVE-2025-27465 ( NVD ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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

Description:

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-27465: Fixed incorrect stubs exception handling for flags recovery (XSA-470) (bsc#1244644)
  • Fixed more AMD transient execution attacks (XSA-471) (bsc#1246112)

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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2471=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2471=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 x86_64)
    • xen-devel-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-tools-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-libs-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-tools-domU-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-libs-32bit-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-doc-html-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-tools-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-libs-debuginfo-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-libs-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-debugsource-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-tools-domU-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-tools-debuginfo-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-devel-4.12.4_62-3.130.1
    • xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.12.4_62-3.130.1

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