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Debian alert DSA-2543-1 (xen-qemu-dm-4.0)

From:  Raphael Geissert <geissert@debian.org>
To:  debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Subject:  [SECURITY] [DSA 2543-1] xen-qemu-dm-4.0 security update
Date:  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:32:19 -0500
Message-ID:  <201209081632.25441.geissert@debian.org>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2543-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Raphael Geissert September 08, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : xen-qemu-dm-4.0 Vulnerability : multiple Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-3515 CVE-2012-4411 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in xen-qemu-dm-4.0, the Xen Qemu Device Model virtual machine hardware emulator. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2012-3515: The device model for HVM domains does not properly handle VT100 escape sequences when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend. An attacker within a guest with access to the vulnerable virtual console could overwrite memory of the device model and escalate privileges to that of the device model process. CVE-2012-4411: The qemu monitor was enabled by default, allowing administrators of a guest to access resources of the host, possibly escalate privileges or access resources belonging to another guest. For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 4.0.1-2+squeeze2. The testing distribution (wheezy), and the unstable distribution (sid), no longer contain this package. We recommend that you upgrade your xen-qemu-dm-4.0 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlBLuWQACgkQYy49rUbZzlrnFgCfS1OolPRVP1ZH4hs2on5j5OIJ CeoAnjyB0qJ4TgWhji2RIP+vAJ4NlXaT =pccG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-announce-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201209081632.25441.geissert@debia...


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