SUSE Security Update: Security update for xen
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2020:3415-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1177950 #1178591 
Cross-References:   CVE-2020-28368
Affected Products:
                    SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
                    SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for xen fixes the following issues:

   Security issue fixed:

   - CVE-2020-28368: Fixed the Intel RAPL sidechannel attack, aka PLATYPUS
     attack, aka XSA-351 (bsc#1178591).

   Non-security issue fixed:

   - Adjusted help for --max_iters, default is 5 (bsc#1177950).


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 OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2020-3415=1

   - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2020-3415=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2020-3415=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2020-3415=1



Package List:

   - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 (x86_64):

      xen-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-debugsource-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-doc-html-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-domU-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1

   - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 (x86_64):

      xen-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-debugsource-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-doc-html-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-domU-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4 (x86_64):

      xen-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-debugsource-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-doc-html-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-domU-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS (x86_64):

      xen-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-debugsource-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-doc-html-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-libs-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-domU-4.11.4_12-2.42.1
      xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28368.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177950
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178591

SUSE: 2020:3415-1 important: xen

November 19, 2020
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for xen fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2020-28368: Fixed the Intel RAPL sidechannel attack, aka PLATYPUS attack, aka XSA-351 (bsc#1178591). Non-security issue fixed: - Adjusted help for --max_iters, default is 5 (bsc#1177950). 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 OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2020-3415=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2020-3415=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2020-3415=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2020-3415=1 Package List: - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 (x86_64): xen-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-debugsource-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-doc-html-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-domU-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 (x86_64): xen-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-debugsource-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-doc-html-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-domU-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4 (x86_64): xen-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-debugsource-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-doc-html-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-domU-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS (x86_64): xen-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-debugsource-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-doc-html-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-32bit-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-domU-4.11.4_12-2.42.1 xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.11.4_12-2.42.1

References

#1177950 #1178591

Cross- CVE-2020-28368

Affected Products:

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28368.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177950

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178591

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3415-1
Rating: important

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