Gentoo: GLSA-202003-66: QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QEMU. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-4.2.0-r2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-13164 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13164 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-8608 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8608
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-66
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-emulation/qemu < 4.2.0-r2 >= 4.2.0-r2
Impact
===== An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.