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Gentoo: GLSA-201412-37 Normal: QEMU Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey December 24, 2014
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Several vulnerabilities in QEMU might lead to potential code execution or service disruption, necessitating immediate updates for users on Gentoo.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QEMU. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo arbitrary code multiple threats normal severity QEMU

Resolution

All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-2.1.2-r2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3689 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3689 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-7840 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7840 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-8106 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8106

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-37
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: December 24, 2014
Bugs: #528922, #529030, #531666
ID: 201412-37

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo arbitrary code multiple threats normal severity QEMU

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-emulation/qemu < 2.1.2-r2 >= 2.1.2-r2

Impact

===== A context-dependent attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.