openSUSE Security Update: kvm
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2011:0803-1
Rating:             important
References:         #701161 #702823 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-2212 CVE-2011-2512
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
                    openSUSE 11.3
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
   It includes one version update.

Description:

   A privileged guest user could cause a buffer overflow in
   the virtio subsystem of the host, therefore crashing the
   guest or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host
   (CVE-2011-2212, CVE-2011-2512).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch kvm-4863

   - openSUSE 11.3:

      zypper in -t patch kvm-4863

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      kvm-0.14.0.0-1.10.1

   - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.12.5]:

      kvm-0.12.5-1.8.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2212.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2512.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/701161
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/702823