[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201412-01 ] QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-01

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Date: December 08, 2014

Bugs: #514680, #519506, #520688, #522364, #523428, #527088

ID: 201412-01

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which

allows context dependent attackers to cause Denial of Service.

 

Background

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QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 app-emulation/qemu < 2.1.2-r1 >= 2.1.2-r1

 

Description

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QEMU. Please review

the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

 

Impact

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A context-dependent attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition

and a local user can obtain sensitive information.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-2.1.2-r1"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3471

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3471

[ 2 ] CVE-2014-3615

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3615

[ 3 ] CVE-2014-3640

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3640

[ 4 ] CVE-2014-5263

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5263

[ 5 ] CVE-2014-5388

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5388

[ 6 ] CVE-2014-7815

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7815

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-01.xml

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5