Debian: DSA-2846-1: libvirt security update

Date 17 Jan 2014

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Multiple security issues have been found in Libvirt, a virtualisation abstraction library: CVE-2013-6458

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2846-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
January 17, 2014 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libvirt
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2013-6458 CVE-2014-1447

Multiple security issues have been found in Libvirt, a virtualisation
abstraction library:

CVE-2013-6458

It was discovered that insecure job usage could lead to denial of
service against libvirtd.

CVE-2014-1447

It was discovered that a race condition in keepalive handling could
lead to denial of service against libvirtd.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.9.12.3-1. This bugfix point release also addresses some
additional bugfixes.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.2.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvirt packages.

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

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