Updated QEMU packages has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM. Ubuntu Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) is a paid security subscription provided by Canonical Ltd.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4191-2
November 14, 2019
qemu vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in QEMU.
Software Description:
- qemu: Machine emulator and virtualizer
Details:
USN-4191-2 fixed a vulnerability in QEMU. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the LSI SCSI adapter emulator implementation in QEMU
did not properly validate executed scripts. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-12068)
Sergej Schumilo, Cornelius Aschermann and Simon Wörner discovered that the
qxl paravirtual graphics driver implementation in QEMU contained a null
pointer dereference. A local attacker in a guest could use this to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2019-12155)
Riccardo Schirone discovered that the QEMU bridge helper did not properly
validate network interface names. A local attacker could possibly use this
to bypass ACL restrictions. (CVE-2019-13164)
It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the SLiRP
networking implementation of QEMU. A local attacker in a guest could use
this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code in the
host. (CVE-2019-14378)
It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the SLiRP
networking implementation of QEMU. A local attacker in a guest could use
this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-15890)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
qemu 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47
qemu-common 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47
qemu-kvm 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47
qemu-system-common 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47
qemu-system-x86 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47
qemu-user-static 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47
qemu-utils 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47
After a standard system update you need to restart all QEMU virtual
machines to make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4191-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4191-1
CVE-2019-12068, CVE-2019-12155, CVE-2019-13164, CVE-2019-14378,
CVE-2019-15890