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Red Hat: RHSA-2019-0049-01 Important: qemu-kvm Vulnerability Fix

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 impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: qemu-kvm security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:0516-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0516 Issue date: 2018-03-13 CVE Names: CVE-2017-15289 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: 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 impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: 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 3. Description: Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on a variety of architectures. The qemu-kvm packages provide the user-space component for running virtual machines that use KVM. Security Fix(es): * Qemu: cirrus: OOB access issue in mode4and5 write functions (CVE-2017-15289) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. 4. Solution: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, referto: 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. 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1501290 - CVE-2017-15289 Qemu: cirrus: OOB access issue in mode4and5 write functions 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.src.rpm i386: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.i686.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.i686.rpm x86_64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6): Source: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.src.rpm x86_64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.src.rpm i386: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.i686.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.i686.rpm ppc64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.ppc64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.ppc64.rpm x86_64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v.6): Source: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.src.rpm i386: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.i686.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.i686.rpm x86_64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.5.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15289 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFaqBeDXlSAg2UNWIIRAiD6AKCob3/rsYgYlTXQ/Y1nGkXyGnVnmQCgvjBd Hf4mmfl+wxtYauA5QyNU87s=nt34 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Canonical has issued a Significant security patch for lxc affecting Ubuntu 18.04 to rectify severe vulnerabilities.. Red Hat, qemu-kvm, security update, kernel virtualization. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 13, 2018 •Important Red Hat