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TITLE:
Debian update for qemu-kvm

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA45354

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-07-30

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DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for qemu-kvm. This fixes a weakness and a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
perform certain actions with escalated privileges and malicious,
local users in a guest virtual machine to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) and potentially gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA45188

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the apt-get package manager.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DSA-2282-1:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2011/msg00156.html

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