SUSE-SU-2016:0020-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0020-1

    Published: 5 Jan 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for kvm

    Details: This update for kvm fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2015-7512: The receive packet size is now checked in the emulated pcnet driver, eliminating buffer overflow and potential security issue by malicious guest systems. (bsc#957162) - CVE-2015-8345: A infinite loop in processing command block list was fixed that could be exploit by malicious guest systems (bsc#956829). Bugs fixed: - Fix cases of wrong clock values in kvmclock timekeeping (bsc#947164 and bsc#953187) - Enforce pxe rom sizes to ensure migration compatibility. (bsc#950590)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160020-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/947164, https://bugzilla.suse.com/950590, https://bugzilla.suse.com/953187, https://bugzilla.suse.com/956829, https://bugzilla.suse.com/957162, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7512, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8345

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kvm

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.4.2-37.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High