=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3014-1
June 21, 2016
spice vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Spice.
Software Description:
- spice: SPICE protocol client and server library
Details:
Jing Zhao discovered that the Spice smartcard support incorrectly handled
memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Spice to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only applied to Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-0749)
Frediano Ziglio discovered that Spice incorrectly handled certain primary
surface parameters. A malicious guest operating system could potentially
exploit this issue to escape virtualization. (CVE-2016-2150)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libspice-server1 0.12.6-4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 15.10:
libspice-server1 0.12.5-1.1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libspice-server1 0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.3
After a standard system update you need to restart qemu guests to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3014-1
CVE-2016-0749, CVE-2016-2150
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spice/0.12.6-4ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spice/0.12.5-1.1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spice/0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1.3