A QEMU regression update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 20.10.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4467-3
February 22, 2021
qemu regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-4467-1 introduced a regression in QEMU.
Software Description:
- qemu: Machine emulator and virtualizer
Details:
USN-4467-1 fixed vulnerabilities in QEMU. The fix for CVE-2020-13754
introduced a regression in certain environments. This update fixes the
problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Ren Ding, Hanqing Zhao, Alexander Bulekov, and Anatoly Trosinenko
discovered that the QEMU incorrectly handled certain msi-x mmio operations.
An attacker inside a guest could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-13754)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10:
qemu 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system-arm 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system-mips 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system-misc 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system-ppc 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system-s390x 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system-sparc 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system-x86 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system-x86-microvm 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
qemu-system-x86-xen 1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
qemu 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system-arm 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system-mips 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system-misc 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system-ppc 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system-s390x 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system-sparc 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system-x86 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system-x86-microvm 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
qemu-system-x86-xen 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
qemu 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
qemu-system 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
qemu-system-arm 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
qemu-system-mips 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
qemu-system-misc 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
qemu-system-ppc 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
qemu-system-s390x 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
qemu-system-sparc 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
qemu-system-x86 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
qemu 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
qemu-system 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
qemu-system-aarch64 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
qemu-system-arm 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
qemu-system-mips 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
qemu-system-misc 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
qemu-system-ppc 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
qemu-system-s390x 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
qemu-system-sparc 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
qemu-system-x86 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
After a standard system update you need to restart all QEMU virtual
machines to make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-3
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1914883
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:5.0-5ubuntu9.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:4.2-3ubuntu6.14
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.36
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51
