{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1","published":"2016-08-03T13:01:31Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:37:06.344829Z","related":["CVE-2016-5008"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-5008"],"summary":"Security update for libvirt","details":"\nThis update for libvirt fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issues fixed:\n- CVE-2016-5008: empty VNC password disables authentication (bsc#987527)\n\nBugs fixed:\n- bsc#970906: Fixed a race condition in xenstore event handling.\n- bsc#952889: Change hap setting to align with Xen behavior.\n- Fixed 'make check' failures.\n  ","affected":[{"package":{"name":"libvirt","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/libvirt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.5-15.3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libvirt-devel":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-devel-32bit":"1.2.5-15.3"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libvirt","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/libvirt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.5-15.3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libvirt":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-client":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-client-32bit":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-doc":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-lock-sanlock":"1.2.5-15.3","perl-Sys-Virt":"1.2.5-4.2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"perl-Sys-Virt","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Sys-Virt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.5-4.2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libvirt":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-client":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-client-32bit":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-doc":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-lock-sanlock":"1.2.5-15.3","perl-Sys-Virt":"1.2.5-4.2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libvirt","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/libvirt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.5-15.3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libvirt":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-client":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-client-32bit":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-doc":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-lock-sanlock":"1.2.5-15.3","perl-Sys-Virt":"1.2.5-4.2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"perl-Sys-Virt","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/perl-Sys-Virt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.5-4.2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libvirt":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-client":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-client-32bit":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-doc":"1.2.5-15.3","libvirt-lock-sanlock":"1.2.5-15.3","perl-Sys-Virt":"1.2.5-4.2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1944-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161944-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/952889"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/970906"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/987527"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5008"}]}