# Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4163-1  
Release Date: 2024-12-04T07:57:17Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1027519
  * bsc#1230366
  * bsc#1232542
  * bsc#1232622
  * bsc#1232624

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-45817
  * CVE-2024-45818
  * CVE-2024-45819

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-45817 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-45817 ( SUSE ):  6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45818 ( SUSE ):  8.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
  * CVE-2024-45818 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-45819 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-45819 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has two security fixes can now
be installed.

## Description:

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  * CVE-2024-45818: xen: Deadlock in x86 HVM standard VGA handling (bsc#1232622)
  * CVE-2024-45819: xen: libxl leaks data to PVH guests via ACPI tables
    (bsc#1232624)
  * CVE-2024-45817: xen: x86: Deadlock in vlapic_error() (bsc#1230366)

Non-security issues fixed:

  * Removed usage of net-tools-deprecated from supportconfig plugin
    (bsc#1232542)
  * Upstream bug fixes (bsc#1027519)

## Special Instructions and Notes:

  * Please reboot the system after installing this update.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4163=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-4163=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-4163=1

  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2024-4163=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    * xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-libs-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-debugsource-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-tools-domU-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-devel-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-libs-32bit-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * xen-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-doc-html-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-tools-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-libs-64bit-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-libs-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-debugsource-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-tools-domU-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * xen-debugsource-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-tools-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
    * xen-devel-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45817.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45818.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45819.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027519
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230366
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232542
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232622
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232624

openSUSE: 2024:4163-1 important: xen Advisory Security Update

December 4, 2024

Description

This update for xen fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: * CVE-2024-45818: xen: Deadlock in x86 HVM standard VGA handling (bsc#1232622) * CVE-2024-45819: xen: libxl leaks data to PVH guests via ACPI tables (bsc#1232624) * CVE-2024-45817: xen: x86: Deadlock in vlapic_error() (bsc#1230366) Non-security issues fixed: * Removed usage of net-tools-deprecated from supportconfig plugin (bsc#1232542) * Upstream bug fixes (bsc#1027519) ## Special Instructions and Notes: * Please reboot the system after installing this update.

 

Patch

## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4163=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-4163=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-4163=1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2024-4163=1


Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586) * xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-libs-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-debugsource-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-tools-domU-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-devel-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64) * xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-libs-32bit-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64) * xen-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-doc-html-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-tools-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch) * xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32) * xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-libs-64bit-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64) * xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-libs-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-debugsource-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-tools-domU-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (x86_64) * xen-debugsource-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-tools-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * xen-devel-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch) * xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.3_06-150600.3.12.1


References

* bsc#1027519 * bsc#1230366 * bsc#1232542 * bsc#1232622 * bsc#1232624 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45817.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45818.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45819.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027519 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230366 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232542 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232622 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232624


Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4163-1
Release Date: 2024-12-04T07:57:17Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has two security fixes can now be installed.

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