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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63995
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1799-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'qemu' package(s) announced via the DSA-1799-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'qemu' package(s) announced via the DSA-1799-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the QEMU processor emulator. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2008-0928

Ian Jackson discovered that range checks of file operations on emulated disk devices were insufficiently enforced.

CVE-2008-1945

It was discovered that an error in the format auto detection of removable media could lead to the disclosure of files in the host system.

CVE-2008-4539

A buffer overflow has been found in the emulation of the Cirrus graphics adaptor.

For the old stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.8.2-4etch3.

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 0.9.1-10lenny1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.9.1+svn20081101-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your qemu packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'qemu' package(s) on Debian 4, Debian 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0928
BugTraq ID: 28001
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28001
Debian Security Information: DSA-1799 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1799
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00830.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00850.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00852.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00857.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00900.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00957.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:162
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:016
http://marc.info/?l=debian-security&m=120343592917055&w=2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9706
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0194.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29081
http://secunia.com/advisories/29129
http://secunia.com/advisories/29136
http://secunia.com/advisories/29172
http://secunia.com/advisories/29963
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
http://secunia.com/advisories/35031
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:008 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1945
1020959
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020959
30604
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30604
32063
http://secunia.com/advisories/32063
32088
http://secunia.com/advisories/32088
34642
35031
35062
http://secunia.com/advisories/35062
DSA-1799
MDVSA-2008:162
RHSA-2008:0892
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html
SUSE-SR:2009:008
USN-776-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9905
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9905
qemu-image-security-bypass(44269)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44269
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4539
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01223.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/cvs-all@freebsd.org/msg129730.html
http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.changes.devel/msg/9e0dc008572f2867?dmode=source
http://www.mail-archive.com/secure-testing-commits@lists.alioth.debian.org/msg09322.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/25073
http://secunia.com/advisories/33350
XForce ISS Database: qemu-kvm-cirrusvga-bo(47736)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47736
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