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SUSE: 2018:1452-1 Critical Update for libvirt CPU Feature Correction

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Calendar Grey May 28, 2018
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SUSE has released a vital security update for libvirt which targets significant vulnerabilities linked to CPU features, thereby bolstering the overall protection of the system.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-3639: cpu: add support for 'ssbd' and 'virt-ssbd' CPUID feature bits pass through. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp3-libvirt-13626=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sleposp3-libvirt-13626=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-libvirt-13626=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64): libvirt-1.0.5.9-21.9.1 libvirt-client-1.0.5.9-21.9.1 libvirt-doc-1.0.5.9-21.9.1

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security advisory update important SUSE libvirt cpu feature

References

#1092885

Cross- CVE-2018-3639

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-2018-3639.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092885

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1452-1
Rating: important

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security advisory update important SUSE libvirt cpu feature

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