[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1205-1: important: Security update for kvm

SUSE Security Update: Security update for kvm ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:1205-1 Rating: important References: #770153 #772586 #777084 Cross-References: CVE-2012-3515 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes is now available. Description: The kvm qemu vt100 emulation was affected by a problem where specific vt100 sequences could have been used by guest users to affect the host. (CVE-2012-3515 aka XSA-17). Also the following non security bugs have been fixed: * permit qemu-kvm -device "?" even when no /dev/kvm (bnc#772586) * SLES11SP2 KVM Virtio: on kvm guest, scsi inquiry was still ok on the disabled subpaths. (bnc#770153) Security Issue reference: * CVE-2012-3515 <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3515 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 SP2: zypper in -t patch slessp2-kvm-6755 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sledsp2-kvm-6755 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64): kvm-0.15.1-0.23.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64): kvm-0.15.1-0.23.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3515.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/770153 https://bugzilla.novell.com/772586 https://bugzilla.novell.com/777084 http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=b915637aa6799bbb7d5d889b2… -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help(a)opensuse.org