SUSE-SU-2018:1389-1

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Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:1389-1.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2018:1389-1
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Published
2018-05-23T13:29:09Z
Modified
2018-05-23T13:29:09Z
Summary
Security update for kvm
Details

This update for kvm fixes the following issues:

This security issue was fixed:

  • CVE-2018-3639: Spectre v4 vulnerability mitigation support for KVM guests (bsc#1092885).

    Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and speculative execution of memory reads before the addresses of all prior memory writes are known may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

    This patch permits the new x86 cpu feature flag named 'ssbd' to be presented to the guest, given that the host has this feature, and KVM exposes it to the guest as well.

    For this feature to be enabled please use the qemu commandline -cpu $MODEL,+spec-ctrl,+ssbd so the guest OS can take advantage of the feature.

    spec-ctrl and ssbd support is also required in the host.

References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 / kvm

Package

Name
kvm
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.2-53.20.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "kvm": "1.4.2-53.20.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS / kvm

Package

Name
kvm
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.2-53.20.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "kvm": "1.4.2-53.20.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA / kvm

Package

Name
kvm
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.2-53.20.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "kvm": "1.4.2-53.20.1"
        }
    ]
}