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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201412-01
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: QEMU: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: December 08, 2014
     Bugs: #514680, #519506, #520688, #522364, #523428, #527088
       ID: 201412-01

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which
allows context dependent attackers to cause Denial of Service.

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          < 2.1.2-r1               >= 2.1.2-r1

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

Impact
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A context-dependent attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition
and a local user can obtain sensitive information.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-2.1.2-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3471
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3471
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-3615
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3615
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-3640
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3640
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-5263
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5263
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-5388
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5388
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-7815
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7815

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-201412-01.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