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Gentoo: GLSA-201604-01 Normal: QEMU Code Execution Risks And DoS

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Calendar Grey April 2, 2016
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous security flaws identified in QEMU might enable unauthorized code execution or result in a Denial of Service scenario. It is advised to perform an upgrade.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service condition

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 software update arbitrary code execution normal severity qemu

Resolution

All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-2.5.0-r2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8613 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8613 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-8619 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8619 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-1714 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1714 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-1922 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1922 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-1981 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1981 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-2197 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2197 [ 7 ] CVE-2016-2198 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2198 [ 8 ] CVE-2016-2392 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2392 [ 9 ] CVE-2016-2538 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2538 [ 10 ] CVE-2016-2858 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2858

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01
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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: April 02, 2016
Bugs: #569118, #569300, #571560, #572082, #572412, #572454,
ID: 201604-01

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo software update arbitrary code execution normal severity qemu

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

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 < 2.5.0-r2 >= 2.5.0-r2

Impact

===== Local users within a guest QEMU environment can execute arbitrary code within the host or a cause a Denial of Service condition of the QEMU guest process.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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