GLSA 201408-17: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	high
Title:	QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	08/30/2014
Bugs:	#201434, #486352, #505946, #507692, #507790, #507796, #510208, #510234
ID:	201408-17

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, worst of which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-emulation/qemu	< 2.0.0-r1	>= 2.0.0-r1	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-2.0.0-r1"
    

References

• CVE-2007-6227
• CVE-2013-4377
• CVE-2013-4544
• CVE-2014-0142
• CVE-2014-0143
• CVE-2014-0144
• CVE-2014-0145
• CVE-2014-0146
• CVE-2014-0147
• CVE-2014-0150
• CVE-2014-0222
• CVE-2014-0223
• CVE-2014-2894
• CVE-2014-3461

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-17.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.

License

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