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SUSE-SU-2015:0896-1 Not scored

Security update for qemu

qemu / kvm was updated to fix a security issue and some bugs. Security issue fixed: * CVE-2015-3456: Fixed a buffer overflow in the floppy drive emulation, which could be used to denial of service attacks or potential code execution against the host. * CVE-2015-1779: Fixed insufficient resource limiting in the VNC websockets decoder. Bugs fixed: - qemu truncates vhd images in virt-rescue (bsc#886378) - Update kvm-supported.txt with the current rbd support status. - enable rbd build on x86_64 (qemu-block-rbd package) (FATE#318349)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published May 12, 2015
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 qemu
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 qemu
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 qemu

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2015:0896-1

qemu / kvm was updated to fix a security issue and some bugs. Security issue fixed: * CVE-2015-3456: Fixed a buffer overflow in the floppy drive emulation, which could be used to denial of service attacks or potential code execution against the host. * CVE-2015-1779: Fixed insufficient resource limiting in the VNC websockets decoder. Bugs fixed: - qemu truncates vhd images in virt-rescue (bsc#886378) - Update kvm-supported.txt with the current rbd support status. - enable rbd build on x86_64 (qemu-block-rbd package) (FATE#318349)

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence