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Scientific Linux: SLSA-2017:0352-1 Critical: Qemu-KVM Out-Of-Bounds Access

Calendar Mar 01, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Important: qemu-kvm security update 
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 15:15:07 -0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: qemu-kvm on SL6.x i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <20170301151507.25645.9052@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis: Important: qemu-kvm security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:0352-1
Issue Date: 2017-03-01
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-2620
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Security Fix(es):

* Quick emulator (QEMU) built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator
support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds access issue. The issue could
occur while copying VGA data in cirrus_bitblt_cputovideo. A privileged
user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process OR
potentially execute arbitrary code on host with privileges of the QEMU
process. (CVE-2017-2620)
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SL6
 x86_64
 qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.7.x86_64.rpm
 qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.7.x86_64.rpm
 qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.7.x86_64.rpm
 qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.7.x86_64.rpm
 qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.7.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.7.i686.rpm
 qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.491.el6_8.7.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team