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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2014.2439.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2439-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'qemu, qemu-kvm' package(s) announced via the USN-2439-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'qemu, qemu-kvm' package(s) announced via the USN-2439-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Michael S. Tsirkin discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain
parameters during ram load while performing a migration. An attacker able
to manipulate savevm data could use this issue to possibly execute
arbitrary code on the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-7840)

Paolo Bonzini discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory in the Cirrus
VGA device. A malicious guest could possibly use this issue to write into
memory of the host, leading to privilege escalation. (CVE-2014-8106)

Affected Software/OS:
'qemu, qemu-kvm' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-7840
RHSA-2015:0349
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0349.html
RHSA-2015:0624
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0624.html
[qemu-devel] 20141112 [PATCH 0/4] migration: fix CVE-2014-7840
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.qemu/306117
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0be839a2701369f669532ea5884c15bead1c6e08
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163075
qemu-cve20147840-code-exec(99194)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99194
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8106
60364
http://secunia.com/advisories/60364
71477
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71477
DSA-3087
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3087
DSA-3088
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3088
FEDORA-2015-5482
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154656.html
RHSA-2015:0643
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0643.html
RHSA-2015:0795
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0795.html
RHSA-2015:0867
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0867.html
RHSA-2015:0868
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0868.html
RHSA-2015:0891
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0891.html
[Qemu-devel] 20141204 [PULL for-2.2 0/2] cirrus: fix blit region check (cve-2014-8106)
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-12/msg00508.html
[oss-security] 20141204 CVE-2014-8106 qemu: cirrus: insufficient blit region checks
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/8
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf25983345ca44aec3dd92c57142be45452bd38a
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3532a0db02296e687711b8cdc7791924efccea0
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200892
qemu-cve20148106-sec-bypass(99126)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99126
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