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SUSE: 2015:0889-1 Critical: KVM DoS Buffer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey May 16, 2015
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has released a KVM update that resolves a significant buffer overflow vulnerability, crucial for maintaining system integrity. Discover the specifics within!
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

KVM was updated to fix 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-2015-3456) Security Issues: * CVE-2015-3456 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 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-kvm=10672 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-kvm=10672 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.4.2]: kvm-1.4.2-0.22.27.1

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security advisory buffer overflow DoS important SUSE KVM

References

#929339

Cross- CVE-2015-3456

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3456.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=929339

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0889-1
Rating: important

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security advisory buffer overflow DoS important SUSE KVM

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