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SUSE MicroOS 5.1 SUSE-SU-2021:3140-2 Moderate: Xen Race Condition

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Calendar Grey October 21, 2021
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The recent SUSE Security Update tackles a moderate vulnerability found in xen, providing a single resolution along with guidance for upgrading SUSE MicroOS 5.1.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for xen fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-28701: Fixed race condition in XENMAPSPACE_grant_table handling (XSA-384) (bsc#1189632). - Upstream bug fixes (bsc#1027519) 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 MicroOS 5.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2021-3140=1 Package List: - SUSE MicroOS 5.1 (x86_64): xen-debugsource-4.14.2_06-3.12.1 xen-libs-4.14.2_06-3.12.1 xen-libs-debuginfo-4.14.2_06-3.12.1

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security advisory software patch moderate severity update instructions xen issue SUSE MicroOS

References

#1027519 #1189632

Cross- CVE-2021-28701

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-28701 (SUSE): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE MicroOS 5.1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28701.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1027519

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189632

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3140-2
Rating: moderate

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security advisory software patch moderate severity update instructions xen issue SUSE MicroOS

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