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SUSE-SU-2020:1609-1 Not scored

Security update for xen

This update for xen to version 4.12.3 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-0543: Fixed a side channel attack against special registers which could have resulted in leaking of read values to cores other than the one which called it. This attack is known as Special Register Buffer Data Sampling (SRBDS) or 'CrossTalk' (bsc#1172205). - Added support for new 64bit libxl memory API (bsc#1167007 and bsc#1157490).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 11, 2020
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 xen
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 xen

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2020:1609-1

This update for xen to version 4.12.3 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-0543: Fixed a side channel attack against special registers which could have resulted in leaking of read values to cores other than the one which called it. This attack is known as Special Register Buffer Data Sampling (SRBDS) or 'CrossTalk' (bsc#1172205). - Added support for new 64bit libxl memory API (bsc#1167007 and bsc#1157490).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence