SUSE-SU-2018:2631-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:2631-1

    Published: 6 Sept 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-5715
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-5715

    Summary: Security update for libvirt

    Details: This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: This new feature was added: - bsc#1094325, bsc#1094725: libxl: Enable virsh blockresize for XEN guests This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2017-5715: Additional fixes for the Spectre patches (bsc#1079869) These non-security issues were fixed: - bsc#1100112: schema: allow any strings in smbios entry qemu: escape smbios entry strings - bsc#1091427: libxl: fix segfault in libxlReconnectDomain - bsc#959329: libxl: don't set hasManagedSave when performing save

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182631-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1079869, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1091427, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094325, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094725, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1100112, https://bugzilla.suse.com/959329, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5715

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libvirt

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libvirt&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.0-27.45.1

    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
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