GLSA 201202-07: libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/27/2012
Bugs:	#358877, #372963, #373991, #386287
ID:	201202-07

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in libvirt, the worst of which might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS.

Background

libvirt is a C toolkit to manipulate virtual machines.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-emulation/libvirt	< 0.9.3-r1	>= 0.9.3-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

These vulnerabilities allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition on the host server or libvirt daemon, or might allow guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libvirt users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/libvirt-0.9.3-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201202-07.xml

Concerns?

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.