Ubuntu 6977-1: QEMU Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in QEMU. Software Description: - qemu: Machine emulator and virtualizer Details: It was discovered that QEMU did not properly handle certain memory operations, which could result in a buffer overflow. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-26327) It was discovered that QEMU did not properly handle certain memory operations, which could result in an out-of-bounds memory access. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-26328)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS qemu-system 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2 qemu-system-arm 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2 qemu-system-mips 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2 qemu-system-misc 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2 qemu-system-ppc 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2 qemu-system-s390x 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2 qemu-system-sparc 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2 qemu-system-x86 1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2 After a standard system update you need to restart all QEMU virtual machines to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6977-1
CVE-2024-26327, CVE-2024-26328
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2