# Security update for ovmf

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0609-1  
Release Date: 2025-02-21T10:33:48Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1237084

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

  
  
An update that has one security fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

  * PXE boot is failing due to patches applied to fix CVE-2023-45236 and
    CVE-2023-45237 (bsc#1237084).

## 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 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-609=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-609=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-609=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-609=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-609=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-609=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * ovmf-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * qemu-uefi-aarch32-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * qemu-ovmf-ia32-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-debug-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (noarch)
    * qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * ovmf-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (noarch)
    * qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * ovmf-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (noarch)
    * qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 x86_64)
    * ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * ovmf-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    * qemu-uefi-aarch64-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (x86_64)
    * ovmf-tools-202208-150500.6.9.1
    * ovmf-202208-150500.6.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (noarch)
    * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202208-150500.6.9.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237084