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Gentoo: GLSA-201804-08 Normal: QEMU Arbitrary Code Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey April 8, 2018
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
QEMU contains several vulnerabilities that could lead to unauthorized code execution or denial of service. Ensure you upgrade to the newest version immediately.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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 Gentoo DoS arbitrary code execution multiple issues normal severity QEMU

Resolution

All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-2.11.1-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-13672 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13672 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-15124 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15124 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-16845 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16845 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-17381 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17381 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-18030 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18030 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-18043 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18043 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-5715 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5715 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-5683 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5683 [ 9 ] CVE-2018-5748 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5748 [ 10 ] CVE-2018-7550 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7550

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-08
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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 08, 2018
Bugs: #629348, #638506, #643432, #646814, #649616
ID: 201804-08

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo DoS arbitrary code execution multiple issues normal severity QEMU

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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 < 2.11.1-r1 >= 2.11.1-r1

Impact

===== An attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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