SUSE-SU-2013:1867-1: moderate: Security update for Xen
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for Xen
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:1867-1
Rating: moderate
References: #840997 #848657
Cross-References: CVE-2013-4494
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
is now available.
Description:
Xen has been updated to fix a security issue and a bug:
* CVE-2013-4494: XSA-73: A lock order reversal between
page allocation and grant table locks could lead to host
crashes or even host code execution.
A non-security bug has also been fixed:
* It is possible to start a VM twice on the same node
(bnc#840997)
Security Issue references:
* CVE-2013-4494
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4494
>
Special Instructions and Notes:
Please reboot the system after installing this update.
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sdksp2-xen-201311-8577
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-xen-201311-8577
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-xen-201311-8577
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sledsp2-xen-201311-8577
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
xen-devel-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.5-0.5.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
xen-kmp-default-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.5-0.5.1
xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.5-0.5.1
xen-libs-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-tools-domU-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (x86_64):
xen-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-doc-html-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-doc-pdf-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-libs-32bit-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-tools-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586):
xen-kmp-pae-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.5-0.5.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
xen-kmp-default-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.5-0.5.1
xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.5-0.5.1
xen-libs-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-tools-domU-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64):
xen-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-doc-html-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-doc-pdf-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-libs-32bit-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
xen-tools-4.1.6_04-0.5.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586):
xen-kmp-pae-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.5-0.5.1
References:
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4494.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/840997
https://bugzilla.novell.com/848657
http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=e2b4f1fdb40f6617a5fe27add20f67f0
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