Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QEMU, the worst of which could the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | app-emulation/qemu on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.8.0-r9 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.8.0-r9 |
QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QEMU. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Remote server can cause a crash in the client causing execution of arbitrary code, and a Denial of Service within the QEMU process. Remote or Local users within a guest QEMU environment can cause a Denial of Service condition of the QEMU guest process.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All QEMU users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/qemu-2.8.0-r9"