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Posted on 23 January 2017
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Subject: [ GLSA 201701-49 ] QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-49
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 23, 2017
Bugs: #598330, #601450, #601824, #601826, #601830, #601832,
#602626, #602628, #602630, #602632, #602634, #603444
ID: 201701-49

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which
could cause a Denial of Service condition.

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 < 2.8.0 >= 2.8.0

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 privileged user/process within a guest QEMU environment can cause a
Denial of Service condition against the QEMU guest process or the host.

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-2.8.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10028
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10028
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-9101
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9101
[ 3 ] CVE-2016-9776
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9776
[ 4 ] CVE-2016-9845
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9845
[ 5 ] CVE-2016-9846
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9846
[ 6 ] CVE-2016-9907
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9907
[ 7 ] CVE-2016-9908
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9908
[ 8 ] CVE-2016-9911
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9911
[ 9 ] CVE-2016-9912
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9912
[ 10 ] CVE-2016-9913
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9913
[ 11 ] CVE-2016-9914
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9914
[ 12 ] CVE-2016-9915
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9915
[ 13 ] CVE-2016-9916
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9916
[ 14 ] CVE-2016-9921
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9921
[ 15 ] CVE-2016-9923
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9923

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49

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 2017 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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