SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1: moderate: Security update for libvirt

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libvirt
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #952889 #970906 #987527 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-5008
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes
   is now available.

Description:


   This update for libvirt fixes the following issues:

   Security issues fixed:
   - CVE-2016-5008: empty VNC password disables authentication (bsc#987527)

   Bugs fixed:
   - bsc#970906: Fixed a race condition in xenstore event handling.
   - bsc#952889: Change hap setting to align with Xen behavior.
   - Fixed 'make check' failures.


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-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libvirt-12674=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-libvirt-12674=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-libvirt-12674=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libvirt-devel-1.2.5-15.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (x86_64):

      libvirt-devel-32bit-1.2.5-15.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libvirt-1.2.5-15.3
      libvirt-client-1.2.5-15.3
      libvirt-doc-1.2.5-15.3
      libvirt-lock-sanlock-1.2.5-15.3
      perl-Sys-Virt-1.2.5-4.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libvirt-client-32bit-1.2.5-15.3

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libvirt-debuginfo-1.2.5-15.3
      libvirt-debugsource-1.2.5-15.3
      perl-Sys-Virt-debuginfo-1.2.5-4.2
      perl-Sys-Virt-debugsource-1.2.5-4.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5008.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/952889
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/970906
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/987527



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