# Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02316-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-15T12:59:30Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1238896
  * bsc#1244644
  * bsc#1246112

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-36350
  * CVE-2024-36357
  * CVE-2025-27465

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-36350 ( NVD ):  5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-36357 ( NVD ):  5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2025-27465 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-27465 ( SUSE ):  7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-36350, CVE-2024-36357: More AMD transient execution attacks
    (bsc#1246112, XSA-471)
  * CVE-2025-27465: Incorrect stubs exception handling for flags recovery
    (bsc#1244644, XSA-470)

## Special Instructions and Notes:

  * Please reboot the system after installing this update.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2316=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2316=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-2316=1

  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-2316=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    * xen-debugsource-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-tools-domU-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-devel-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-libs-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-libs-32bit-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-doc-html-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-tools-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * xen-libs-64bit-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * xen-debugsource-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-tools-domU-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-libs-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * xen-debugsource-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-tools-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-devel-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-tools-debuginfo-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
    * xen-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.18.5_04-150600.3.28.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36350.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-36357.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-27465.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238896
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244644
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246112