[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0889-2: important: Security update for Xen

[news 28]

SUSE Security Update: Security update for Xen

______________________________________________________________________________

 

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0889-2

Rating: important

References: #929339

Cross-References: CVE-2015-3456

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS

______________________________________________________________________________

 

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

 

Description:

 

 

Xen was updated to fix a buffer overflow in the floppy drive emulation,

which could be used to carry out denial of service attacks or potential

code execution against the host. This vulnerability is also known as

VENOM. (CVE-2015-3456)

 

Security Issues:

 

* CVE-2015-3456

 

 

 

 

Package List:

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586 x86_64):

 

xen-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

xen-devel-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

xen-doc-html-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

xen-doc-pdf-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

xen-doc-ps-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

xen-kmp-debug-3.2.3_17040_46_2.6.16.60_0.132.1-0.15.1

xen-kmp-default-3.2.3_17040_46_2.6.16.60_0.132.1-0.15.1

xen-kmp-kdump-3.2.3_17040_46_2.6.16.60_0.132.1-0.15.1

xen-kmp-smp-3.2.3_17040_46_2.6.16.60_0.132.1-0.15.1

xen-libs-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

xen-tools-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

xen-tools-domU-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

xen-tools-ioemu-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (x86_64):

 

xen-libs-32bit-3.2.3_17040_46-0.15.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586):

 

xen-kmp-bigsmp-3.2.3_17040_46_2.6.16.60_0.132.1-0.15.1

xen-kmp-kdumppae-3.2.3_17040_46_2.6.16.60_0.132.1-0.15.1

xen-kmp-vmi-3.2.3_17040_46_2.6.16.60_0.132.1-0.15.1

xen-kmp-vmipae-3.2.3_17040_46_2.6.16.60_0.132.1-0.15.1

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3456.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/929339

https://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=114b7cce479b39879add5cf1937e0e2d

 

--

To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe ( -at -) opensuse.org

For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help ( -at -) opensuse.org