SUSE-SU-2025:02581-1: important: Security update for kubevirt, virt-api-container, virt-controller-container, virt-exportproxy-container, virt-exportserver-container, virt-handler-container, virt-launcher-container, virt-libguestfs-t

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# Security update for kubevirt, virt-api-container, virt-controller-container,
virt-exportproxy-container, virt-exportserver-container, virt-handler-container,
virt-launcher-container, virt-libguestfs-t

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02581-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-31T12:34:46Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1232762
  * bsc#1234537
  * bsc#1235303
  * bsc#1237270
  * bsc#1244486
  * jsc#PED-10545

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-45337
  * CVE-2024-45338

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-45337 ( SUSE ):  8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45337 ( NVD ):  9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2024-45338 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-45338 ( SUSE ):  5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45338 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * Containers Module 15-SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has three
security fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for kubevirt, virt-api-container, virt-controller-container, virt-
exportproxy-container, virt-exportserver-container, virt-handler-container,
virt-launcher-container, virt-libguestfs-tools-container, virt-operator-
container, virt-pr-helper-container fixes the following issues:

Update to version 1.5.2

  * Release notes https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/tag/v1.5.2
  * bsc#1234537 (CVE-2024-45337), bsc#1235303 (CVE-2024-45338), bsc#1244486

  * Add LABEL with support level

  * Drop packages: iptables and lsscsi
  * Enable aarch64 build (jsc#PED-10545)
  * Fix missing virtio-gpu packages missing from the aarch64 images
    (bsc#1237270)
  * Fix ovmf firmware path for SEV(ES) VMs (bsc#1232762)
  * Install psmisc (provides killall for tests)

## 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:

  * Containers Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP7-2025-2581=1

## Package List:

  * Containers Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * kubevirt-manifests-1.5.2-150700.3.5.2
    * kubevirt-virtctl-1.5.2-150700.3.5.2
    * kubevirt-virtctl-debuginfo-1.5.2-150700.3.5.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45337.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45338.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232762
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234537
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235303
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237270
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244486
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10545

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