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SUSE: 2018:1614-2 Important: libvirt CVE-2018-3639 CPU Feature Update

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Calendar Grey October 18, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important SUSE Security Patch for libvirt: Addresses CVE-2018-3639 concerning CPU characteristics and enhances overall security measures.
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 (bsc#1092885) 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 12-SP2-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2018-1100=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL (x86_64): libvirt-2.0.0-27.42.1 libvirt-client-2.0.0-27.42.1 libvirt-client-debuginfo-2.0.0-27.42.1 libvirt-daemon-2.0.0-27.42.1 libvirt-daemon-config-network-2.0.0-27.42.1 libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter-2.0.0-27.42.1

References

#1092885

Cross- CVE-2018-3639

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3639.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092885

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1614-2
Rating: important

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