Gentoo: GLSA-201412-36: libvirt: Denial of Service
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All libvirt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/libvirt-1.2.10-r3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8131 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8131 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-8135 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8135 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-8136 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8136
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-36
Concerns
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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libvirt, worst of which allows context-dependent attackers to cause Denial of Service.
Background
libvirt is a C toolkit for manipulating virtual machines.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-emulation/libvirt < 1.2.10-r3 >= 1.2.10-r3
Impact
===== A context-dependent attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.