Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Updated qemu-kvm packages that fix one security issue, one bug, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2012-0029US | high7.4 | — | ||
Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_tx_desc function in the e1000 emulation (hw/e1000.c) in qemu-kvm 0.12, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users to cause a denia… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050self
- https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-67874external
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#importantexternal
- 772075external
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0013.htmlexternal
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1849.htmlexternal
- Canonical URLself
remediations (20)
- Fixedqemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-debuginfo-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-debuginfo-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-debuginfo-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-debuginfo-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050 - Fixedqemu-kvm-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.209.el6_2.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0050
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