openSUSE Leap 15.6: SUSE-SU-2025:01703-1 moderate: xen DoS
opensuse
May 26, 2025
An update that solves one vulnerability and has two security fixes can now be installed.
Description
This update for xen fixes the following issues:
Update to Xen 4.18.5:
Security fixes:
* CVE-2024-28956: Fixed Intel CPU Indirect Target Selection (ITS)
(bsc#1243117)
Other fixes:
* Fixed boot failing with XEN kernel on DL580 Gen12 (bsc#1242490)
* Added missing upstream bug fixes (bsc#1027519)
## Special Instructions and Notes:
* Please reboot the system after installing this update.
Patch
## 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:
* Server Applications Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-1703=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1703=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1703=1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1703=1
Package List
* Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
* xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-debugsource-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-devel-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-tools-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
* xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
* xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-libs-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-debugsource-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-devel-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-tools-domU-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
* xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-libs-32bit-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
* xen-doc-html-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-tools-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* xen-4.18.5_02-150600.3.23.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
*...
Read the Full AdvisoryReferences
* bsc#1027519
* bsc#1242490
* bsc#1243117
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28956.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027519
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1242490
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243117
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01703-1
Release Date: 2025-05-25T21:42:32Z
Affected Products:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* Server Applications Module 15-SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
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