GLSA 201606-05: spice: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	spice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/16/2016
Bugs:	#560006, #562890, #584126
ID:	201606-05

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in spice, the worst of which may result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Provides a complete open source solution for remote access to virtual machines in a seamless way so you can play videos, record audio, share usb devices and share folders without complications.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-emulation/spice	< 0.12.7-r1	>= 0.12.7-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in spice, please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code. Additionally, a local attacker could cause a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All spice users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/spice-0.12.7-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-201606-05.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.