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SUSE 12-SP5: 2021:1580-1 Critical: Issues with Xen Process Management

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Calendar Grey May 12, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for xen resolves process vulnerabilities. Apply updates via zypper patch or YaST. A reboot is advised.
An update that contains security fixes can now be installed

Summary

This update for xen fixes the following issues: - A recent systemd update caused a regression in 'xenstored.service' systemd now fails to track units that use systemd-notify. (bsc#1183790) - Add a fix to delay between the call to 'systemd-notify' and the final exit of the wrapper script. (bsc#1185021, bsc#1185196) - Run xenstored in a separeately, which will make processing of large and/or concurrent batches of xenstore accesses more robust. (fate#323663)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update important process issue SUSE Linux Enterprise xen fixes systemd regression

References

#1183790 #1185021 #1185196

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183790

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185021

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185196

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1580-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update important process issue SUSE Linux Enterprise xen fixes systemd regression

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