[IT-SecNots] [SECURITY] [DSA 2282-1] qemu-kvm security update

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm AT debian.org>]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-2282-1                   security AT debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
July 25, 2011                          http://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package        : qemu-kvm
Vulnerability  : several
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2011-2212 CVE-2011-2527 

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in KVM, a solution for full
virtualization on x86 hardware:

CVE-2011-2212 

   Nelson Elhage discovered a buffer overflow in the virtio subsystem,
   which could lead to denial of service or privilege escalation.

CVE-2011-2527

   Andrew Griffiths discovered that group privileges were
   insufficiently dropped when started with -runas option, resulting
   in privilege escalation.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze6.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.14.1+dfsg-3.

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 AT lists.debian.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux)

iEYEARECAAYFAk4tQZYACgkQXm3vHE4uyloHxACeP+52piBcoLnn0M9i6sYDAIPn
7+IAoI715yMbpChFGTU05Cqd51aRPRZd
=5DkF
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----


-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-announce-REQUEST AT lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster AT lists.debian.org
Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110725101419.GA5526 AT pisco.westfalen.local