GLSA 201702-28: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/21/2017
Bugs:	#606264, #606720, #606722, #607000, #607100, #607766, #608034, #608036, #608038, #608520, #608728
ID:	201702-28

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the host system.

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-emulation/qemu	< 2.8.0-r1	>= 2.8.0-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 potentially execute arbitrary code with privileges of QEMU process on the host, gain privileges on the host system, cause a Denial of Service condition, or 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-2.8.0-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-201702-28.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.