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SUSE Linux Enterprise: 2025:01703-1 moderate: xen CPU Threat Fix

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Calendar Grey May 26, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical SUSE security patch for xen resolving an Intel processor vulnerability along with additional corrections. System restart necessary after installation.
* bsc#1027519 * bsc#1242490 * bsc#1243117 Cross-References:

Summary

## This update for xen fixes the following issues: Update to Xen 4.18.5: Security fixes: * CVE-2024-28956: Fixed Intel CPU Indirect Target Selection (ITS) (bsc#1243117) Other fixes: * Fixed boot failing with XEN kernel on DL580 Gen12 (bsc#1242490) * Added missing upstream bug fixes (bsc#1027519)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update threat SUSE xen

References

* bsc#1027519

* bsc#1242490

* bsc#1243117

Cross-

* CVE-2024-28956

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-28956 ( SUSE ): 5.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-28956 ( SUSE ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2024-28956 ( NVD ): 5.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2024-28956 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* Server Applications Module 15-SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01703-1
Release Date: 2025-05-25T21:42:32Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update threat SUSE xen

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