SUSE: 2017:2611-1 Important: Xen DoS and Privilege Escalation Issues
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October 2, 2017
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for xen fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-14316: Missing bound check in function `alloc_heap_pages` for an internal array allowed attackers using crafted hypercalls to execute arbitrary code within Xen (XSA-231, bsc#1056278) - CVE-2017-14317: A race in cxenstored may have cause a double-free allowind for DoS of the xenstored daemon (XSA-233, bsc#1056281). - CVE-2017-14319: An error while handling grant mappings allowed malicious or buggy x86 PV guest to escalate its privileges or crash the hypervisor (XSA-234, bsc#1056282). 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-LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp3-xen-13283=1
Topics Covered
References
#1056278 #1056281 #1056282
Cross- CVE-2017-14316 CVE-2017-14317 CVE-2017-14319
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14316.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14317.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14319.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1056278
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1056281
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1056282
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2611-1
Rating: important
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