# Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0142-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-16T13:20:15Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1027519
  * bsc#1234282

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-53241

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-53241 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-53241 ( 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 one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-53241: Xen hypercall page unsafe against speculative attacks
    (bsc#1234282).

Bug fixes:

  * Update to Xen 4.18.4 security bug fix release (bsc#1027519)
  * x86: Prefer ACPI reboot over UEFI ResetSystem() run time service call
  * No other changes mentioned in upstream changelog, sources, or webpage

## 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-2025-142=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-142=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-142=1

  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-142=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    * xen-tools-domU-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-debugsource-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-devel-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-libs-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-libs-32bit-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-tools-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-doc-html-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * xen-libs-64bit-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * xen-tools-domU-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-debugsource-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-libs-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-debugsource-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-tools-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
    * xen-devel-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.4_02-150600.3.15.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53241.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027519
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234282