SUSE-SU-2017:0571-1

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SUSE-SU-2017:0571-1

Summary: Security update for xen

Details: This update for xen fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-2620: In CIRRUS_BLTMODE_MEMSYSSRC mode the bitblit copy routine cirrus_bitblt_cputovideo failed to check the memory region, allowing for an out-of-bounds write that allows for privilege escalation (bsc#1024834). - CVE-2017-2615: An error in the bitblt copy operation could have allowed a malicious guest administrator to cause an out of bounds memory access, possibly leading to information disclosure or privilege escalation (bsc#1023004). - A malicious guest could have, by frequently rebooting over extended periods of time, run the host system out of memory, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) (bsc#1022871) - CVE-2016-9921: The Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator support was vulnerable to a divide by zero issue while copying VGA data. A privileged user inside guest could have used this flaw to crash the process instance on the host, resulting in DoS (bsc#1015169 These non-security issues were fixed: - bsc#1000195: Prevent panic on CPU0 while booting on SLES 11 SP3 - bsc#1002496: Added support for reloading clvm in block-dmmd block-dmmd - bsc#1005028: Fixed building Xen RPMs from Sources

References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170571-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1000195, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1002496, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005028, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1012651, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1014298, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1014300, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1015169, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1016340, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1022871, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1023004, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1024834, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9921, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9922, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2615, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2620