SUSE Security Update: Security update for Xen
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:0940-1
Rating:             important
References:         #927967 #929339 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-3340 CVE-2015-3456
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   Xen was updated to fix two security issues:

       * CVE-2015-3456: 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-2015-3340: An information leak through XEN_DOMCTL_gettscinfo().
         (XSA-132)

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2015-3456
         
       * CVE-2015-3340
         


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 SP1 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-xen=10684

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 x86_64):

      xen-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
      xen-doc-html-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
      xen-doc-pdf-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
      xen-kmp-default-4.0.3_21548_18_2.6.32.59_0.19-0.21.1
      xen-kmp-trace-4.0.3_21548_18_2.6.32.59_0.19-0.21.1
      xen-libs-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
      xen-tools-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1
      xen-tools-domU-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586):

      xen-kmp-pae-4.0.3_21548_18_2.6.32.59_0.19-0.21.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3340.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3456.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/927967
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/929339
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2015:0940-1: important: Xen

May 26, 2015
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

Xen was updated to fix two security issues: * CVE-2015-3456: 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-2015-3340: An information leak through XEN_DOMCTL_gettscinfo(). (XSA-132) Security Issues: * CVE-2015-3456 * CVE-2015-3340 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 SP1 LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp1-xen=10684 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 x86_64): xen-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1 xen-doc-html-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1 xen-doc-pdf-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1 xen-kmp-default-4.0.3_21548_18_2.6.32.59_0.19-0.21.1 xen-kmp-trace-4.0.3_21548_18_2.6.32.59_0.19-0.21.1 xen-libs-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1 xen-tools-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1 xen-tools-domU-4.0.3_21548_18-0.21.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586): xen-kmp-pae-4.0.3_21548_18_2.6.32.59_0.19-0.21.1

References

#927967 #929339

Cross- CVE-2015-3340 CVE-2015-3456

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3340.html

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/927967

https://bugzilla.suse.com/929339

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

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0940-1
Rating: important

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