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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2020:1633-1)

🗓️ 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'xen' package update for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 addresses a side channel attack vulnerability and fixes issues with efi boot when using nvidia optimus or newer graphic cards

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2020.1633.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-0543");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-19 00:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 19 Apr 2021)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:25+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:25 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-06-24 18:30:05 +0000 (Wed, 24 Jun 2020)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2020:1633-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0SP5)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2020:1633-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20201633-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1027519");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1168178");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172205");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2020-June/006958.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xen' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2020:1633-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for xen fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-0543: Fixed a side channel attack against special registers which could have resulted in leaking of read values to cores other than the one which called it.
 This attack is known as Special Register Buffer Data Sampling (SRBDS) or 'CrossTalk' (bsc#1172205).
- Fixed an issue with efi boot when nvidia optimus or newer graphic cards are used (bsc#1168178).d");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'xen' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP5.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES12.0SP5") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xen", rpm:"xen~4.12.3_02~3.14.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xen-doc-html", rpm:"xen-doc-html~4.12.3_02~3.14.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xen-libs-32bit", rpm:"xen-libs-32bit~4.12.3_02~3.14.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xen-libs", rpm:"xen-libs~4.12.3_02~3.14.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xen-tools", rpm:"xen-tools~4.12.3_02~3.14.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xen-tools-domU", rpm:"xen-tools-domU~4.12.3_02~3.14.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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