6 - USN-2092-1

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in QEMU.

Software Description: - qemu: Machine emulator and virtualizer - qemu-kvm: Machine emulator and virtualizer

Details:

Asias He discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled SCSI controllers with more than 256 attached devices. A local user could possibly use this flaw to elevate privileges. (CVE-2013-4344)

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled Xen disks. A local guest could possibly use this flaw to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-4375)

Sibiao Luo discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled device hot-unplugging. A local user could possibly use this flaw to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-4377)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
qemu-system 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
qemu-system-arm 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
qemu-system-mips 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
qemu-system-misc 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
qemu-system-ppc 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
qemu-system-sparc 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
qemu-system-x86 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3

Ubuntu 12.10:
qemu-kvm 1.2.0+noroms-0ubuntu2.12.10.6

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
qemu-kvm 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.13

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2092-1
CVE-2013-4344, CVE-2013-4375, CVE-2013-4377

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/1.2.0+noroms-0ubuntu2.12.10.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.13