# Security update for xen

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01860-1  
Release Date: 2025-06-10T08:11:58Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1234282
  * bsc#1238043
  * bsc#1243117

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-28956
  * CVE-2024-53241
  * CVE-2025-1713

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-28956 ( SUSE ):  5.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-28956 ( SUSE ):  5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-28956 ( NVD ):  5.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2024-28956 ( NVD ):  5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-53241 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-53241 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2025-1713 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
  * CVE-2025-1713 ( SUSE ):  4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

  
  
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for xen fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-28956: Fixed Intel CPU: Indirect Target Selection (ITS) (XSA-469)
    (bsc#1243117)
  * CVE-2024-53241: Fixed Xen hypercall page unsafe against speculative attacks
    (XSA-466) (bsc#1234282)
  * CVE-2025-1713: Fixed deadlock potential with VT-d and legacy PCI device
    pass-through (XSA-467) (bsc#1238043)

## 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 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1860=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-1860=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-devel-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-debugsource-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-libs-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-tools-domU-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-tools-domU-debuginfo-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
    * xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-libs-32bit-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * xen-tools-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-doc-html-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-tools-debuginfo-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * xen-libs-64bit-debuginfo-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-libs-64bit-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (x86_64)
    * xen-libs-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-libs-debuginfo-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1
    * xen-debugsource-4.17.5_08-150500.3.45.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28956.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-53241.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1713.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234282
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238043
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243117