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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: December 08, 2014
Bugs: #514680, #519506, #520688, #522364, #523428, #527088
ID: 201412-01
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which
allows context dependent attackers to cause Denial of Service.
Background
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QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/qemu < 2.1.2-r1 >= 2.1.2-r1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QEMU. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A context-dependent attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition
and a local user can obtain sensitive information.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=app-emulation/qemu-2.1.2-r1”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3471
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3471
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-3615
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3615
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-3640
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3640
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-5263
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5263
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-5388
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5388
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-7815
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7815
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-01.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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