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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201408-17
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 Severity: High
    Title: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: August 30, 2014
     Bugs: #505946, #507692, #507790, #507796, #510208, #510234
       ID: 201408-17

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, worst of which allows
local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-emulation/qemu          < 2.0.0-r1               >= 2.0.0-r1

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

Impact
======

A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of
Service condition.

Workaround
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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-2.0.0-r1"

References
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[  1 ] CVE-2013-4544
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4544
[  2 ] CVE-2014-0142
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0142
[  3 ] CVE-2014-0143
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0143
[  4 ] CVE-2014-0144
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0144
[  5 ] CVE-2014-0145
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0145
[  6 ] CVE-2014-0146
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0146
[  7 ] CVE-2014-0147
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0147
[  8 ] CVE-2014-0150
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0150
[  9 ] CVE-2014-0222
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0222
[ 10 ] CVE-2014-0223
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0223
[ 11 ] CVE-2014-2894
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2894
[ 12 ] CVE-2014-3461
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3461

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-201408-17.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 2014 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