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SUSE: 2024:2654-1 Important: Xen Security Update for Multiple Issues

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Calendar Grey July 30, 2024
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SUSE reveals significant security patches for xen, tackling two urgent vulnerabilities and outlining their fixes.
* bsc#1027519 * bsc#1214718 * bsc#1221984 * bsc#1227355

Summary

## This update for xen fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-46842: Fixed x86 HVM hypercalls may trigger Xen bug check (XSA-454, bsc#1221984). * CVE-2024-31143: Fixed double unlock in x86 guest IRQ handling (XSA-458, bsc#1227355).

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References

* bsc#1027519

* bsc#1214718

* bsc#1221984

* bsc#1227355

Cross-

* CVE-2023-46842

* CVE-2024-31143

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-46842 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-31143 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5

* Server Applications Module 15-SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two security fixes can now be

installed.

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* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-46842.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2654-1
Rating: important

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