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SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1 Not scored

Security update for libvirt

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2016-5008: empty VNC password disables authentication (bsc#987527) Bugs fixed: - bsc#970906: Fixed a race condition in xenstore event handling. - bsc#952889: Change hap setting to align with Xen behavior. - Fixed 'make check' failures.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published August 3, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 libvirt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 perl-Sys-Virt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 libvirt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 perl-Sys-Virt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 libvirt

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1

This update for libvirt fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2016-5008: empty VNC password disables authentication (bsc#987527) Bugs fixed: - bsc#970906: Fixed a race condition in xenstore event handling. - bsc#952889: Change hap setting to align with Xen behavior. - Fixed 'make check' failures.

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05 / REFERENCES

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