SUSE-SU-2024:4416-1 Security update for vhostmd

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Update vhostmd to fix buffer accounting, command execution issues, and configuration handling in virtualization metrics collection.

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What is SUSE-SU-2024:4416-1?

SUSE-SU-2024:4416-1 is a vulnerability in vhostmd, published on 24 Dec 2024.

Official description

This update for vhostmd fixes the following issues:

Updated to version 1.2

  • Fix actions using the 'free' command
  • Fix buffer accounting when generating metric XML
  • Change actions to retrieve vendor and product info
  • Add a 'unit' attribute to the metrics element
  • vif-stats.py: convert to Python3
  • conf: Update the 'VirtualizationVendor' action to strip any URLs that may follow the vendor name (bsc#1230961)
  • Fix virtio transport to work with libvirt >= 9.7.0
  • Added hardening to systemd service (bsc#1181400)
  • spec: Don't replace user-modified dtd in /etc/vhostmd/ (bsc#1154838)
  • Relax virtio requirement in config file (bsc#1152803)

Updated to version 1.1 (bsc#1129772)

  • Merge libserialclient with libmetrics
  • Misc bug fixes and improvements

Which versions are affected by SUSE-SU-2024:4416-1?

Linux distribution packages (2)
vhostmd SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6All versions1.2-150600.17.3.1
vhostmd openSUSE:Leap 15.6All versions1.2-150600.17.3.1

How do I fix SUSE-SU-2024:4416-1?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is SUSE-SU-2024:4416-1 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2024:4416-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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