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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201408-17 ] QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201408-17

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: High

Title: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: August 30, 2014

Bugs: #505946, #507692, #507790, #507796, #510208, #510234

ID: 201408-17

 

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Synopsis

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

local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

 

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 < 2.0.0-r1 >= 2.0.0-r1

 

Description

===========

 

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QEMU. Please review

the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

 

Impact

======

 

A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the

privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of

Service condition.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

==========

 

All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-2.0.0-r1"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-4544

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4544

[ 2 ] CVE-2014-0142

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0142

[ 3 ] CVE-2014-0143

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0143

[ 4 ] CVE-2014-0144

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0144

[ 5 ] CVE-2014-0145

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0145

[ 6 ] CVE-2014-0146

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0146

[ 7 ] CVE-2014-0147

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0147

[ 8 ] CVE-2014-0150

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0150

[ 9 ] CVE-2014-0222

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0222

[ 10 ] CVE-2014-0223

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0223

[ 11 ] CVE-2014-2894

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2894

[ 12 ] CVE-2014-3461

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3461

 

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-201408-17.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

 

 

 

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