GLSA 201412-01: QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	12/08/2014
Bugs:	#514680, #519506, #520688, #522364, #523428, #527088
ID:	201412-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which allows context dependent attackers to cause Denial of Service.

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-emulation/qemu	< 2.1.2-r1	>= 2.1.2-r1	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A context-dependent attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition and a local user can obtain sensitive information.

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-2.1.2-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-201412-01.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.