GLSA 201412-04: libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/08/2014
Bugs:	#483048, #484014, #485520, #487684, #489374, #494072, #496204, #498534, #502232, #504996, #509858, #524184, #528440
ID:	201412-04

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libvirt, worst of which allows context-dependent attackers to escalate privileges.

Background

libvirt is a C toolkit for manipulating virtual machines.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-emulation/libvirt	< 1.2.9-r2	>= 1.2.9-r2	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service or cause information leakage. A local attacker may be able to escalate privileges, cause a Denial of Service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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-1.2.9-r2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.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.