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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201702-28
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: February 21, 2017
     Bugs: #606264, #606720, #606722, #607000, #607100, #607766,
           #608034, #608036, #608038, #608520, #608728
       ID: 201702-28

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which
could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the host system.

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          < 2.8.0-r1               >= 2.8.0-r1

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 local attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code with
privileges of QEMU process on the host, gain privileges on the host
system, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive
information.

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-2.8.0-r1"

References
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[  1 ] CVE-2016-10155
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10155
[  2 ] CVE-2017-2615
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-2615
[  3 ] CVE-2017-5525
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5525
[  4 ] CVE-2017-5552
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5552
[  5 ] CVE-2017-5578
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5578
[  6 ] CVE-2017-5579
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5579
[  7 ] CVE-2017-5667
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5667
[  8 ] CVE-2017-5856
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5856
[  9 ] CVE-2017-5857
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5857
[ 10 ] CVE-2017-5898
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5898
[ 11 ] CVE-2017-5931
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5931

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/201702-28

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 2017 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/