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For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once
all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to
take effect.
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a full virtualization solution for
Linux on a variety of architectures. The qemu-kvm package provides the
user-space component for running virtual machines that use KVM.
Security Fix(es):
* A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in QEMU's Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA
emulator's VNC display driver support; the issue could occur when a VNC
client attempted to update its display after a VGA operation is performed
by a guest. A privileged user/process inside a guest could use this flaw to
crash the QEMU process or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the host
with privileges of the QEMU process. (CVE-2016-9603)
* An out-of-bounds r/w access issue was found in QEMU's Cirrus CLGD 54xx
VGA Emulator support. The vulnerability could occur while copying VGA data
via various bitblt functions. A privileged user inside a guest could use
this flaw to crash the QEMU process or, potentially, execute arbitrary code
on the host with privileges of the QEMU process. (CVE-2017-7980)
* An out-of-bounds memory access issue was found in QEMU's VNC display
driver support. The vulnerability could occur while refreshing the VNC
display surface area in the 'vnc_refresh_server_surface'. A user/process
inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in
a denial of service. (CVE-2017-2633)
* An out-of-bounds access issue was found in QEMU's Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA
Emulator support. The vulnerability could occur while copying VGA data
using bitblt functions (for example, cirrus_bitblt_rop_fwd_transp_). A
privileged user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU
process, resulting in denial of service. (CVE-2017-7718)
Red Hat would like to thank Jiangxin (PSIRT Huawei Inc.) and Li Qiang
(Qihoo 360 Gear Team) for reporting CVE-2017-7980 and Jiangxin (PSIRT
Huawei Inc.) for reporting CVE-2017-7718.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9603 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2633 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7718 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7980 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.src.rpm
i386:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.i686.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.i686.rpm
x86_64:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.src.rpm
x86_64:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.src.rpm
i386:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.i686.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.i686.rpm
ppc64:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.ppc64.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.ppc64.rpm
x86_64:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3.x86_64.rpm
Read the Full Advisory
An update for qemu-kvm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
1400438 - CVE-2017-2633 qemu-kvm coredump in vnc_refresh_server_surface [rhel-6.9.z]
1425939 - CVE-2017-2633 Qemu: VNC: memory corruption due to unchecked resolution limit
1430056 - CVE-2016-9603 Qemu: cirrus: heap buffer overflow via vnc connection
1437060 - Fails to build in brew
1443441 - CVE-2017-7718 Qemu: display: cirrus: OOB read access issue
1444371 - CVE-2017-7980 Qemu: display: cirrus: OOB r/w access issues in bitblt routines
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