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[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1606-1: important: Security update for Xen

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for Xen

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1606-1

Rating: important

References: #789950 #789951

Cross-References: CVE-2012-5513 CVE-2012-5515

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4

SLE SDK 10 SP4

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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

 

Description:

 

 

This update fixes the following security issues in xen:

 

* CVE-2012-5513: XENMEM_exchange may overwrite

hypervisor memory (XSA-29)

* CVE-2012-5515: Several memory hypercall operations

allow invalid extent order values (XSA-31)

 

Also the following bugs have been fixed and upstream

patches have been applied:

26134-x86-shadow-invlpg-check.patch

 

Security Issue references:

 

* CVE-2012-5513

 

* CVE-2012-5515

 

 

 

Special Instructions and Notes:

 

Please reboot the system after installing this update.

 

 

Package List:

 

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

 

xen-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-devel-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-doc-html-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-doc-pdf-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-doc-ps-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-kmp-debug-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-kmp-default-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-kmp-kdump-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-kmp-smp-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-libs-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-tools-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-tools-domU-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-tools-ioemu-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (x86_64):

 

xen-libs-32bit-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586):

 

xen-kmp-bigsmp-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-kmp-kdumppae-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-kmp-vmi-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-kmp-vmipae-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):

 

xen-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-devel-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-doc-html-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-doc-pdf-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-doc-ps-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-kmp-default-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-kmp-smp-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-libs-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-tools-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-tools-domU-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-tools-ioemu-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (x86_64):

 

xen-libs-32bit-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

 

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586):

 

xen-kmp-bigsmp-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

 

- SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64):

 

xen-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-devel-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-kmp-debug-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-kmp-kdump-3.2.3_17040_44_2.6.16.60_0.99.13-0.7.1

xen-libs-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-tools-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

xen-tools-ioemu-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

 

- SLE SDK 10 SP4 (x86_64):

 

xen-libs-32bit-3.2.3_17040_44-0.7.1

 

 

References:

 

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5513.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5515.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/789950

https://bugzilla.novell.com/789951

http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=193b206adfdaf6da1ce1c5ced79e9f29

 

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