SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2012:1202-1 (kvm) [LWN.net]


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    	       [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1202-1: important: Security update for kvm 
Date:
    	       Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:08:34 +0200 (CEST)
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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for kvm
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:1202-1
Rating:             important
References:         #764526 #777084 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-2652 CVE-2012-3515
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2
______________________________________________________________________________

   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities 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 a temp file race has been fixed. (CVE-2012-2652)

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2012-3515
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3515
   >
   * CVE-2012-2652
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2652
   >


Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2:

      zypper in -t patch slestso12-kvm-6757

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2 (s390x):

      kvm-0.12.5-1.24.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2652.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3515.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/764526
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/777084
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=6b43def...

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