- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3573-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 09, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : qemu CVE ID : CVE-2016-3710 CVE-2016-3712 Debian Bug : 823830 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in qemu, a fast processor emulator. CVE-2016-3710 Wei Xiao and Qinghao Tang of 360.cn Inc discovered an out-of-bounds read and write flaw in the QEMU VGA module. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the hosting QEMU process. CVE-2016-3712 Zuozhi Fzz of Alibaba Inc discovered potential integer overflow or out-of-bounds read access issues in the QEMU VGA module. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to mount a denial of service (QEMU process crash). For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u6. We recommend that you upgrade your qemu 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/ Mailing list: [email protected]
Debian: DSA-3573-1: qemu security update
May 9, 2016
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in qemu, a fast processor emulator
Summary
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in qemu, a fast processor emulator. CVE-2016-3710 Wei Xiao and Qinghao Tang of 360.cn Inc discovered an out-of-bounds read and write flaw in the QEMU VGA module. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the hosting QEMU process. CVE-2016-3712 Zuozhi Fzz of Alibaba Inc discovered potential integer overflow or out-of-bounds read access issues in the QEMU VGA module. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to mount a denial of service (QEMU process crash). For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u6. We recommend that you upgrade your qemu 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/ Mailing list: [email protected]
Debian Security Advisory DSA-3573-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 09, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
Severity
Package : qemu
CVE ID : CVE-2016-3710 CVE-2016-3712
Debian Bug : 823830
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