Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201210-4 - Multiple vulnerabilities were found in qemu-kvm, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Versions less than 1.1.1-r1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201210-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: qemu-kvm: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 18, 2012
Bugs: #364889, #365259, #372411, #373997, #400595, #430456
ID: 201210-04
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in qemu-kvm, allowing attackers to
execute arbitrary code.
Background
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qemu-kvm provides QEMU and Kernel-based Virtual Machine userland tools.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/qemu-kvm < 1.1.1-r1 >= 1.1.1-r1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in qemu-kvm. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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These vulnerabilities allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of
Service condition on the host server or qemu process, might allow for
arbitrary code execution or a symlink attack when qemu-kvm is in
snapshot mode.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All qemu-kvm users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/qemu-kvm-1.1.1-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1750
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1750
[ 2 ] CVE-2011-1751
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1751
[ 3 ] CVE-2011-2212
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2212
[ 4 ] CVE-2011-2512
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2512
[ 5 ] CVE-2012-0029
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0029
[ 6 ] CVE-2012-2652
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2652
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201210-04.xml
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5