Description
drivers/xen/usbback/usbback.c in linux-2.6.18-xen-3.4.0 (aka the Xen 3.4.x support patches for the Linux kernel 2.6.18), as used in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x in SUSE Linux distributions, allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized locations in host OS kernel memory via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | kernel-docs | 3.12.39-47.3 | SUSE-SU-2015:0658-1 |
| SLES 12 | kernel-ec2 +4 | 3.12.39-47.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0658-1 |
| SLES 12 | kernel-obs-build | 3.12.39-47.2 | SUSE-SU-2015:0658-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | kernel-docs | 3.0.101-65.3 | SUSE-SU-2015:1678-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-65.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1678-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | kernel-ec2 +8 | 3.0.101-0.47.67.2 | SUSE-SU-2015:1611-1 |
| SLES 11 SP2 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.7.37.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 | kernel-xen +3 | 3.12.39-47.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0658-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-65.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1678-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP3 | kernel-ec2 +8 | 3.0.101-0.47.67.2 | SUSE-SU-2015:1611-1 |
| SLE Real Time 11 SP3 | kernel-rt +3 | 3.0.101.rt130-0.33.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1592-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_4 | 1-2.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0658-1 |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:1678-1 Security update for kernel-source SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:0658-1 Security Update for Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:1611-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:1592-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
References
- SUSE-SU-2015:0658 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:1611 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917830
- SUSE-SU-2015:1478 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:1592 vendor-advisory
- 73921 vdb-entry