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Ubuntu 13.10: 2093-1 Critical: Libvirt Denial of Service Issues

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Several security issues were fixed in libvirt.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2093-1
January 30, 2014

libvirt vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in libvirt.

Software Description:
- libvirt: Libvirt virtualization toolkit

Details:

Martin Kletzander discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled reading
memory tunables from LXC guests. A local user could possibly use this flaw
to cause libvirtd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-6436)

Dario Faggioli discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled the libxl
driver. A local user could possibly use this flaw to cause libvirtd to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-6457)

It was discovered that libvirt contained multiple race conditions in block
device handling. A remote read-only user could use this flaw to cause
libvirtd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-6458)

Eric Blake discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain ACLs. An
attacker could use this flaw to possibly obtain certain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2014-0028)

Jiri Denemark discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled keepalives. A
remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to cause libvirtd to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1447)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libvirt-bin                     1.1.1-0ubuntu8.5
  libvirt0                        1.1.1-0ubuntu8.5

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libvirt-bin                     0.9.13-0ubuntu12.6
  libvirt0                        0.9.13-0ubuntu12.6

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libvirt-bin                     0.9.8-2ubuntu17.17
  libvirt0                        0.9.8-2ubuntu17.17

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2093-1
  CVE-2013-6436, CVE-2013-6457, CVE-2013-6458, CVE-2014-0028,
  CVE-2014-1447

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/1.1.1-0ubuntu8.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/0.9.13-0ubuntu12.6
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/0.9.8-2ubuntu17.17


Ubuntu 13.10: 2093-1 Critical: Libvirt Denial of Service Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey January 30, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Revise your framework to mitigate various vulnerabilities in libvirt for Ubuntu, particularly concerning DoS threats impacting vital versions.
Several security issues were fixed in libvirt.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: libvirt-bin 1.1.1-0ubuntu8.5 libvirt0 1.1.1-0ubuntu8.5 Ubuntu 12.10: libvirt-bin 0.9.13-0ubuntu12.6 libvirt0 0.9.13-0ubuntu12.6 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libvirt-bin 0.9.8-2ubuntu17.17 libvirt0 0.9.8-2ubuntu17.17 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2093-1

CVE-2013-6436, CVE-2013-6457, CVE-2013-6458, CVE-2014-0028,

CVE-2014-1447

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January 30, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/1.1.1-0ubuntu8.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/0.9.13-0ubuntu12.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/0.9.8-2ubuntu17.17

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