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Ubuntu alert USN-1590-1 (qemu-kvm)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1590-1 October 02, 2012 qemu-kvm vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: QEMU could be made to crash or run programs. Software Description: - qemu-kvm: Machine emulator and virtualizer Details: It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain VT100 escape sequences. A guest user with access to an emulated character device could use this flaw to cause QEMU to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: qemu-kvm 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.2 Ubuntu 11.10: qemu-kvm 0.14.1+noroms-0ubuntu6.5 Ubuntu 11.04: qemu-kvm 0.14.0+noroms-0ubuntu4.7 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: qemu-kvm 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.20 After a standard system update you need to restart your virtual machines to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1590-1 CVE-2012-3515 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/1.0+noroms-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/0.14.1+noro... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/0.14.0+noro... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/0.12.3+noro... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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