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

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

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

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

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

Impact
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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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-2.1.2-r2"

References
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[ 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
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-37

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/