SUSE-SU-2015:0940-1: important: Security update for Xen
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for Xen
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0940-1
Rating: important
References: #927967 #929339
Cross-References: CVE-2015-3340 CVE-2015-3456
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
Xen was updated to fix two security issues:
* CVE-2015-3456: A buffer overflow in the floppy drive emulation,
which could be used to carry out denial of service attacks or
potential code execution against the host. This vulnerability is
also known as VENOM.
* CVE-2015-3340: An information leak through XEN_DOMCTL_gettscinfo().
(XSA-132)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2015-3456
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3456>
* CVE-2015-3340
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3340>
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 Server 11 SP1 LTSS:
zypper in -t patch slessp1-xen=10684
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 x86_64):
xen-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
xen-doc-html-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
xen-doc-pdf-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
xen-kmp-default-4.0.3_21548_18_2.6.32.59_0.19-0.21.1
xen-kmp-trace-4.0.3_21548_18_2.6.32.59_0.19-0.21.1
xen-libs-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
xen-tools-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
xen-tools-domU-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586):
xen-kmp-pae-4.0.3_21548_18_2.6.32.59_0.19-0.21.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3340.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3456.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/927967
https://bugzilla.suse.com/929339
https://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=aee7c643a4c4513e4350b80ada2e9e6f
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