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<h1>Security update for xen</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2025:01703-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2025-05-25T21:42:32Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<tr>
<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027519">bsc#1027519</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242490">bsc#1242490</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243117">bsc#1243117</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28956.html">CVE-2024-28956</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-28956</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-28956</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.6</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-28956</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.7</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2024-28956</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.6</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N</span>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Basesystem Module 15-SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Server Applications Module 15-SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6</li>
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<p>An update that solves one vulnerability and has two security fixes can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for xen fixes the following issues: </p>
<p>Update to Xen 4.18.5: </p>
<p>Security fixes: </p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2024-28956: Fixed Intel CPU Indirect Target Selection (ITS) (bsc#1243117)</li>
</ul>
<p>Other fixes: </p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed boot failing with XEN kernel on DL580 Gen12 (bsc#1242490) </li>
<li>Added missing upstream bug fixes (bsc#1027519)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Special Instructions and Notes:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Please reboot the system after installing this update.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
Server Applications Module 15-SP6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-1703=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1703=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1703=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Basesystem Module 15-SP6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1703=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-debugsource-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-devel-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-tools-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
<ul>
<li>xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-libs-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-debugsource-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-devel-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-tools-domU-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-libs-32bit-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
<ul>
<li>xen-doc-html-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-tools-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
<ul>
<li>xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-libs-64bit-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-libs-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-debugsource-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
<li>xen-tools-domU-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28956.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28956.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027519">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027519</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242490">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242490</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243117">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243117</a>
</li>
</ul>
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