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Debian: DSA-2607-1 Critical: QEMU-KVM Buffer Overflow Detected

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Calendar Grey January 15, 2013
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Security alert: Critical buffer overflow vulnerability identified in e1000 emulation within QEMU demands immediate action for Debian users. Ensure you update qemu-kvm without delay.
It was discovered that the e1000 emulation code in QEMU does not enforce frame size limits in the same way as the real hardware does

Summary

It was discovered that the e1000 emulation code in QEMU does not
enforce frame size limits in the same way as the real hardware does.
This could trigger buffer overflows in the guest operating system
driver for that network card, assuming that the host system does not
discard such frames (which it will by default).

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze10.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.2+dfsg-4.

We recommend that you upgrade your qemu-kvm packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: qemu-kvm
CVE ID: CVE-2012-6075

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