ELSA-2015-0869

ELSA-2015-0869 - kvm security update

Type:SECURITY
Severity:IMPORTANT
Release Date:2015-04-22

Description


[kvm-83-270.0.1.el5_11]
- Added kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch
- Added kvm-Introduce-oel-machine-type.patch

[kvm-83-270.el5]
- KVM: x86: Check non canonical addresses upon WRMSR
- Resolves: bz#1152982
(CVE-2014-3610 kernel: kvm: noncanonical MSR writes [rhel-5.11.z])

[kvm-83-269.el5]
- KVM: x86: Improve thread safety in pit
- Resolves: bz#1152985
(CVE-2014-3611 kernel: kvm: PIT timer race condition)


Related CVEs


CVE-2014-3611
CVE-2014-3610

Updated Packages


Release/ArchitectureFilenameMD5sumSuperseded By Advisory
Oracle Linux 5 (x86_64) kvm-83-270.0.1.el5_11.src.rpma99f1d85dec4e4528b55ba3471b2c892ELSA-2017-0454
kmod-kvm-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm66cd9f77d26c8befb07d438e46eec59cELSA-2017-0454
kmod-kvm-debug-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpmac7d73a6bd993a7385e56394ddb1fa3dELSA-2017-0454
kvm-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm1775282aaed448ebbfccfd94a4f3afe5ELSA-2017-0454
kvm-qemu-img-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpmd79e9620c4b55c7778f87f2257ba2201ELSA-2017-0454
kvm-tools-83-270.0.1.el5_11.x86_64.rpmcca363c795252cfcf8f1da263adc764cELSA-2017-0454



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