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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2009.0056 -- [UNIX/Linux]
Multiple vulnerabilities reported in qemu and kvm
15 January 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: qemu
kvm
Publisher: Mandriva
Operating System: Mandriva
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact: Denial of Service
Reduced Security
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2008-5714 CVE-2008-2382
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Mandriva Security Advisories
This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Mandriva. It is recommended that
administrators running qemu or kvm check for an updated version of
the software for their operating system.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:008
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : qemu
Date : January 14, 2009
Affected: 2009.0
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Problem Description:
Security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in
VNC server of qemu version 0.9.1 and earlier, which could lead to
denial-of-service attacks (CVE-2008-2382), and make it easier for
remote crackers to guess the VNC password (CVE-2008-5714).
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2382
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5714
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
502c50a55fdb3e3e8ab0456be79a08b1 2009.0/i586/dkms-kqemu-1.4.0-0.pre1.0.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
bf48619b2f7cb0275d379682a4795dc1 2009.0/i586/qemu-0.9.1-0.r5137.1.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
4fb74c4d8356442ccd9c6ddd063f4191 2009.0/i586/qemu-img-0.9.1-0.r5137.1.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
5a32fdf2019085e4c3d386bad34b1900 2009.0/SRPMS/qemu-0.9.1-0.r5137.1.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
99f7c6b4de73bcab46664c90ae6edc50 2009.0/x86_64/dkms-kqemu-1.4.0-0.pre1.0.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
a22b95b6a4673f1300742b4777c4149b 2009.0/x86_64/qemu-0.9.1-0.r5137.1.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
502371419a98b187c9db90e4217242de 2009.0/x86_64/qemu-img-0.9.1-0.r5137.1.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
5a32fdf2019085e4c3d386bad34b1900 2009.0/SRPMS/qemu-0.9.1-0.r5137.1.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98
You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:009
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : kvm
Date : January 14, 2009
Affected: 2009.0
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Problem Description:
Security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in
VNC server of kvm version 79 and earlier, which could lead to
denial-of-service attacks (CVE-2008-2382), and make it easier for
remote crackers to guess the VNC password (CVE-2008-5714).
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2382
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5714
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
acdff9c09970bba49f5b500723092f2b 2009.0/i586/kvm-74-3.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
8ee1433de23a7fec8bc768a66585368c 2009.0/SRPMS/kvm-74-3.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
b84f9ff6c8005e7de6996b3e1f04335d 2009.0/x86_64/kvm-74-3.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
8ee1433de23a7fec8bc768a66585368c 2009.0/SRPMS/kvm-74-3.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98
You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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