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openSUSE Leap 15.6: ovmf Moderate UINT32 Overflow Fix SUSE-SU-2025:02516-1

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.. # Security update for ovmf Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02516-1 Release Date: 2025-07-24T20:17:16Z Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1225889 * bsc#1245542 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-1298 CVSS scores: * CVE-2024-1298 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2024-1298 ( NVD ): 6.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Affected Products: * 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 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed. ## Description: This update for ovmf fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-1298: Fixed potential UINT32 overflow in S3 ResumeCount (bsc#1225889). Other fixes: * Fixed Kubevirt GPU passthrough failure (bsc#1245542) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-2516=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2516=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2516=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2516=1 ## Package List: * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64) * ovmf-202308-150600.5.19.1 * ovmf-tools-202308-150600.5.19.1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch) * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202308-150600.5.19.1 * qemu-uefi-aarch64-202308-150600.5.19.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64) * ovmf-202308-150600.5.19.1 * ovmf-tools-202308-150600.5.19.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6(noarch) * qemu-uefi-aarch32-202308-150600.5.19.1 * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202308-150600.5.19.1 * qemu-uefi-aarch64-202308-150600.5.19.1 * qemu-ovmf-ia32-202308-150600.5.19.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64) * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug-202308-150600.5.19.1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (noarch) * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202308-150600.5.19.1 * qemu-uefi-aarch64-202308-150600.5.19.1 * qemu-uefi-aarch32-202308-150600.5.19.1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (x86_64) * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug-202308-150600.5.19.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1298.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225889 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245542 . SUSE releases an important upgrade for the ovmf package, addressing a UINT32 overflow vulnerability and improving overall system performance.. openSUSE Security Update, ovmf Issues, Moderate Level Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 25, 2025 OpenSUSE