Details
Asias He discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled SCSI controllers with
more than 256 attached devices. A local user could possibly use this flaw
to elevate privileges. (CVE-2013-4344)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled Xen disks. A local guest
could possibly use this flaw to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 13.10.
(CVE-2013-4375)
Sibiao Luo discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled device hot-unplugging.
A local user could possibly use this flaw to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-4377)
Asias He discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled SCSI controllers with
more than 256 attached devices. A local user could possibly use this flaw
to elevate privileges. (CVE-2013-4344)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled Xen disks. A local guest
could possibly use this flaw to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 13.10.
(CVE-2013-4375)
Sibiao Luo discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled device hot-unplugging.
A local user could possibly use this flaw to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2013-4377)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.10 saucy | qemu-system-misc – 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 | ||
| qemu-system – 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 | |||
| qemu-system-x86 – 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 | |||
| qemu-system-sparc – 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 | |||
| qemu-system-arm – 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 | |||
| qemu-system-ppc – 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 | |||
| qemu-system-mips – 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 | |||
| 12.10 quantal | qemu-kvm – 1.2.0+noroms-0ubuntu2.12.10.6 | ||
| 12.04 precise | qemu-kvm – 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.13 | ||
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