Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201412-4 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libvirt, worst of which allows context-dependent attackers to escalate privileges. Versions less than 1.2.9-r2 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-04
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: libvirt: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 08, 2014
Bugs: #483048, #484014, #485520, #487684, #489374, #494072,
#496204, #498534, #502232, #504996, #509858, #524184, #528440
ID: 201412-04
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libvirt, worst of which
allows context-dependent attackers to escalate privileges.
Background
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libvirt is a C toolkit for manipulating virtual machines.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/libvirt < 1.2.9-r2 >= 1.2.9-r2
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvirt. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service or cause
information leakage. A local attacker may be able to escalate
privileges, cause a Denial of Service or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libvirt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/libvirt-1.2.9-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-4292
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4292
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-4296
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4296
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-4297
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4297
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-4399
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4399
[ 5 ] CVE-2013-4400
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4400
[ 6 ] CVE-2013-4401
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4401
[ 7 ] CVE-2013-5651
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-5651
[ 8 ] CVE-2013-6436
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6436
[ 9 ] CVE-2013-6456
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6456
[ 10 ] CVE-2013-6457
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6457
[ 11 ] CVE-2013-6458
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6458
[ 12 ] CVE-2013-7336
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7336
[ 13 ] CVE-2014-0028
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0028
[ 14 ] CVE-2014-0179
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0179
[ 15 ] CVE-2014-1447
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1447
[ 16 ] CVE-2014-3633
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3633
[ 17 ] CVE-2014-5177
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-5177
[ 18 ] CVE-2014-7823
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7823
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5