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Ubuntu 24.10, USN-7094-1 critical: QEMU multiple vulnerabilities

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Calendar Grey November 11, 2024
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Important security flaws addressed in QEMU across various Ubuntu LTS versions are detailed in advisory USN-7094-1. Ensure you update immediately!
Several security issues were fixed in QEMU.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in QEMU.

Software Description:

- qemu: Machine emulator and virtualizer

Details:

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory during certain VNC

operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU

to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only

affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-20382)

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain memory copy

operations when loading ROM contents. If a user were tricked into running

an untrusted kernel image, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue

to run arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

(CVE-2020-13765)

Aviv Sasson discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled Slirp networking. A

remote attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a

denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only

affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-1983)

It was discovered that ...

Read the Full Advisory

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   qemu-system                     1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
   qemu-system-arm                 1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
   qemu-system-mips                1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
   qemu-system-misc                1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
   qemu-system-ppc                 1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
   qemu-system-s390x               1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
   qemu-system-sparc               1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
   qemu-system-x86                 1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
   qemu-system-x86-xen             1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
   qemu-system-xen                 1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   qemu-system                     1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
   qemu-system-arm                 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
   qemu-system-mips                1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
   qemu-system-misc                1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
   qemu-system-ppc                 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
   qemu-system-s390x               1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
   qemu-system-sparc               1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
   qemu-system-x86                 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
   qemu-system-x86-xen             1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
   qemu-system-xen                 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   qemu                            1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system                     1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system-arm                 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system-mips                1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system-misc                1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system-ppc                 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system-s390x               1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system-sparc               1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system-x86                 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system-x86-microvm         1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24
   qemu-system-x86-xen             1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.24

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   qemu                            1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system                     1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system-arm                 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system-mips                1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system-misc                1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system-ppc                 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system-s390x               1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system-sparc               1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system-x86                 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system-x86-microvm         1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30
   qemu-system-x86-xen             1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   qemu                            1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system                     1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-arm                 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-mips                1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-misc                1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-ppc                 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-s390x               1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-sparc               1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-x86                 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.42+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   qemu                            1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system                     1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-aarch64             1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-arm                 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-common              1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-mips                1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-misc                1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-ppc                 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-s390x               1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-sparc               1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-x86                 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   qemu                            2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system                     2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-aarch64             2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-arm                 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-common              2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-mips                2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-misc                2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-ppc                 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-sparc               2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   qemu-system-x86                 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

After a standard system update you need to restart all QEMU virtual
machines to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7094-1

  CVE-2019-20382, CVE-2020-13765, CVE-2020-1983, CVE-2020-7039,

  CVE-2020-8608, CVE-2021-3592, CVE-2021-3594, CVE-2023-3019,

  CVE-2024-4693, CVE-2024-7730,

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/2084210

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7094-1

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:9.0.2+ds-4ubuntu5.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.4
 
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:4.2-3ubuntu6.30

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