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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201904-25 ] QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 25 April 2019
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201904-25
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 24, 2019
Bugs: #680834, #681850
ID: 201904-25

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

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 < 3.1.0-r4 >= 3.1.0-r4

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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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

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-3.1.0-r4"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-20815
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20815
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-9824
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9824

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/201904-25

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 2019 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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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