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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2018.0101 SUSE Security Update: Security update for kvm 9 January 2018 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: kvm Publisher: SUSE Operating System: SUSE Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-5715 CVE-2017-2633 Reference: ASB-2018.0002.4 ESB-2018.0090 ESB-2017.1109 ESB-2017.1022 ESB-2017.1017 Original Bulletin: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180039-1/ - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- SUSE Security Update: Security update for kvm ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0039-1 Rating: important References: #1026612 #1068032 Cross-References: CVE-2017-2633 CVE-2017-5715 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for kvm fixes the following issues: A security flaw mitigation has been applied: - CVE-2017-5715: QEMU was updated to allow passing through new MSR and CPUID flags from the host VM to the CPU, to allow enabling/disabling branch prediction features in the Intel CPU. (bsc#1068032) Also a security fix has been applied: - CVE-2017-2633: Fix various out of bounds access issues in the QEMU vnc infrastructure (bsc#1026612) 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-LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp3-kvm-13397=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sleposp3-kvm-13397=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64): kvm-1.4.2-53.14.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586): kvm-1.4.2-53.14.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2633.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1026612 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1068032 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. 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