Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201801-14 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xen, the worst of which could allow for privilege escalation. Versions less than 4.9.1-r1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201801-14
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 14, 2018
Bugs: #627962, #634668, #637540, #637542, #639688, #641566
ID: 201801-14
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xen, the worst of which
could allow for privilege escalation.
Background
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Xen is a bare-metal hypervisor.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/xen < 4.9.1-r1 >= 4.9.1-r1
2 app-emulation/xen-tools < 4.9.1-r1 >= 4.9.1-r1
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2 affected packages
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xen. Please review the
referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact
======
A local attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the Xen (QEMU) process on the host, gain privileges on
the host system, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Xen users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-4.9.1-r1"
All Xen tools users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/xen-tools-4.9.1-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12134
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12134
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-12135
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12135
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-12136
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12136
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-12137
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-12137
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-15588
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15588
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-15589
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15589
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-15590
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15590
[ 8 ] CVE-2017-15591
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15591
[ 9 ] CVE-2017-15592
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15592
[ 10 ] CVE-2017-15593
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15593
[ 11 ] CVE-2017-15594
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15594
[ 12 ] CVE-2017-15595
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-15595
[ 13 ] CVE-2017-17044
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-17044
[ 14 ] CVE-2017-17045
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-17045
[ 15 ] CVE-2017-17046
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-17046
[ 16 ] CVE-2017-17563
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-17563
[ 17 ] CVE-2017-17564
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-17564
[ 18 ] CVE-2017-17565
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-17565
[ 19 ] CVE-2017-17566
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-17566
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
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 2018 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
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