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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202003-66
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: March 30, 2020
     Bugs: #709490, #711334
       ID: 202003-66

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
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QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-emulation/qemu          < 4.2.0-r2               >= 4.2.0-r2

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QEMU. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-4.2.0-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-13164
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13164
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-8608
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8608

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/202003-66

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 2020 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/