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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3045-1 (qemu - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in qemu, a fast processor emulator: Various security issues have been found in the block qemu drivers. Malformed disk images might result in the execution of arbitrary code.A NULL pointer dereference in SLIRP may result in denial of serviceAn information leak was discovered in the VGA emulation
Affected Software
Affected Software
qemu on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.2+dfsg-6a+deb7u4. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your qemu packages.