Gentoo GLSA-201606-05 Normal: Spice Remote Code Risks and Updates
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June 16, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in spice, the worst of which may result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in spice, please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All spice users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/spice-0.12.7-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-5260 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5260 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-5260 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5260 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-5261 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5261 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-5261 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5261 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-0749 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0749 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-2150 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2150
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-05
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: spice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 16, 2016
Bugs: #560006, #562890, #584126
ID: 201606-05
Background
Provides a complete open source solution for remote access to virtual
machines in a seamless way so you can play videos, record audio, share
usb devices and share folders without complications.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/spice < 0.12.7-r1 >= 0.12.7-r1
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. Additionally,
a local attacker could cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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