GLSA 201704-01: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/10/2017
Bugs:	#606088, #609206, #609334, #609396, #609398, #609638, #612220
ID:	201704-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which could the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

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-r9	>= 2.8.0-r9	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

Remote server can cause a crash in the client causing execution of arbitrary code, and a Denial of Service within the QEMU process. Remote or Local users within a guest QEMU environment can cause a Denial of Service condition of the QEMU guest process.

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-r9"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201704-01.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.