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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.0857
qemu-kvm security update
10 September 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: qemu-kvm
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Overwrite Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-3515 CVE-2012-2652
Reference: ESB-2012.0849
ESB-2012.0844
ESB-2012.0843
ESB-2012.0842
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2542
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running qemu-kvm check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2542-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Raphael Geissert
September 08, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : qemu-kvm
Vulnerability : multiple
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-2652 CVE-2012-3515
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in qemu-kvm, a full
virtualization solution on x86 hardware. The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2012-2652:
The snapshot mode of Qemu (-snapshot) incorrectly handles temporary
files used to store the current state, making it vulnerable to
symlink attacks (including arbitrary file overwriting and guest
information disclosure) due to a race condition.
CVE-2012-3515:
Qemu 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 Qemu and escalate privileges to that of the qemu process.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze9.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), and the unstable distribution
(sid), these problems will been fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your qemu-kvm 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
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