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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0074
libvirt security update
20 January 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libvirt
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6
Debian GNU/Linux 7
Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-1447 CVE-2013-6458
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2846
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running libvirt check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2846-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
January 17, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libvirt
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2013-6458 CVE-2014-1447
Multiple security issues have been found in Libvirt, a virtualisation
abstraction library:
CVE-2013-6458
It was discovered that insecure job usage could lead to denial of
service against libvirtd.
CVE-2014-1447
It was discovered that a race condition in keepalive handling could
lead to denial of service against libvirtd.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.9.12.3-1. This bugfix point release also addresses some
additional bugfixes.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.2.1-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libvirt 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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