====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: qemu-kvm security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2015:1924-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1924.html
Issue date:        2015-10-22
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-5279 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated qemu-kvm packages that fix one security issue are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security
impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the
References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for
Linux on AMD64 and Intel 64 systems. The qemu-kvm package provides the
user-space component for running virtual machines using KVM.

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the way QEMU's NE2000 NIC
emulation implementation handled certain packets received over the network.
A privileged user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU
instance (denial of service) or potentially execute arbitrary code on
the host. (CVE-2015-5279)

Red Hat would like to thank Qinghao Tang of QIHU 360 Inc. for reporting
this issue.

All qemu-kvm users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing this
update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines
have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1256672 - CVE-2015-5279 qemu: Heap overflow vulnerability in ne2000_receive() function

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.src.rpm

i386:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm

x86_64:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

Source:
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.src.rpm

x86_64:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.src.rpm

i386:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm

ppc64:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.ppc64.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.ppc64.rpm

x86_64:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.src.rpm

i386:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm

x86_64:
qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5279
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: 2015:1924-01: qemu-kvm: Important Advisory

Updated qemu-kvm packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Summary

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on AMD64 and Intel 64 systems. The qemu-kvm package provides the user-space component for running virtual machines using KVM.
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the way QEMU's NE2000 NIC emulation implementation handled certain packets received over the network. A privileged user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU instance (denial of service) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host. (CVE-2015-5279)
Red Hat would like to thank Qinghao Tang of QIHU 360 Inc. for reporting this issue.
All qemu-kvm users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing this update, shut down all running virtual machines. Once all virtual machines have shut down, start them again for this update to take effect.



Summary


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5279 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.src.rpm
i386: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm
x86_64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.src.rpm
x86_64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.src.rpm
i386: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm
ppc64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.ppc64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.ppc64.rpm
x86_64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source: qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.src.rpm
i386: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.i686.rpm
x86_64: qemu-guest-agent-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-img-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-debuginfo-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm qemu-kvm-tools-0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/


Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:1924-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1924.html
Issued Date: : 2015-10-22
CVE Names: CVE-2015-5279

Topic

Updated qemu-kvm packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.


Topic


 

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64


Bugs Fixed

1256672 - CVE-2015-5279 qemu: Heap overflow vulnerability in ne2000_receive() function


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