SUSE Security Update: Security update for kvm ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0020-1 Rating: important References: #947164 #950590 #953187 #956829 #957162 Cross-References: CVE-2015-7512 CVE-2015-8345 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has three fixes is now available.
Description:
This update for kvm fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed: - CVE-2015-7512: The receive packet size is now checked in the emulated pcnet driver, eliminating buffer overflow and potential security issue by malicious guest systems. (bsc#957162) - CVE-2015-8345: A infinite loop in processing command block list was fixed that could be exploit by malicious guest systems (bsc#956829).
Bugs fixed: - Fix cases of wrong clock values in kvmclock timekeeping (bsc#947164 and bsc#953187) - Enforce pxe rom sizes to ensure migration compatibility. (bsc#950590)
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-kvm-12294=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-kvm-12294=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64):
kvm-1.4.2-37.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
