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Debian: DSA-4506-1 Critical: QEMU DoS And Code Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey August 24, 2019
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Numerous vulnerabilities identified in QEMU may result in Denial of Service, arbitrary code execution, or access control bypass. Please ensure your qemu packages are updated.
Multiple security issues were discovered in QEMU, a fast processor emulator, which could result in denial of service, the execution of arbitrary code or bypass of ACLs

Summary

Multiple security issues were discovered in QEMU, a fast processor
emulator, which could result in denial of service, the execution of
arbitrary code or bypass of ACLs.

In addition this update fixes a regression which could cause NBD
connections to hang.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your qemu packages.

For the detailed security status of qemu please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/qemu

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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Package: qemu
CVE ID: CVE-2018-20815 CVE-2019-13164 CVE-2019-14378

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