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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201705-11 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: May 26, 2017 |
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Bugs: #615980 |
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ID: 201705-11 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xen, the worst of which |
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could allow for privilege escalation. |
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Background |
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Xen is a bare-metal hypervisor. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-emulation/xen < 4.7.2-r1 >= 4.7.2-r1 |
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2 app-emulation/xen-tools < 4.7.2 >= 4.7.2 |
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3 app-emulation/xen-pvgrub |
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< 4.7.2 >= 4.7.2 |
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3 affected packages |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xen. Please review the |
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CVE identifiers and Xen Security Advisory referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code with |
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privileges of Xen (QEMU) process on the host, gain privileges on the |
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host system, or cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Xen users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-4.7.2-r1:0" |
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All Xen Tools users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/xen-tools-4.7.2:0" |
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All Xen pvgrub users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/xen-pvgrub-4.7.2:0" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-8903 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8903 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2017-8904 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8904 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2017-8905 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8905 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |