GLSA 201804-08: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/08/2018
Bugs:	#629348, #638506, #643432, #646814, #649616
ID:	201804-08

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-emulation/qemu	< 2.11.1-r1	>= 2.11.1-r1	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

An attacker could execute arbitrary code, 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-2.11.1-r1"
    

References

• CVE-2017-13672
• CVE-2017-15124
• CVE-2017-16845
• CVE-2017-17381
• CVE-2017-18030
• CVE-2017-18043
• CVE-2017-5715
• CVE-2018-5683
• CVE-2018-5748
• CVE-2018-7550

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201804-08.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.

License

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