SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Xen (SAT Patch Number 8973)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 Xen hypervisor and toolset has been updated to 4.2.4 to fix various bugs and security issues : The following security issues have been addressed : - XSA-60: CVE-2013-2212: The vmxsetucmode function in Xen 3.3 through 4.3, when disabling chaches,...

CVE-2014-1666

The dophysdevop function in Xen 4.1.5, 4.1.6.1, 4.2.2 through 4.2.3, and 4.3.x does not properly restrict access to the 1 PHYSDEVOPpreparemsix and 2 PHYSDEVOPreleasemsix operations, which allows local PV guests to cause a denial of service host or guest malfunction or possibly gain privileges via...