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PostPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:26 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 201412-42 ] Xen Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Xen: Denial of Service (GLSA 201412-42)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: December 26, 2014
Updated: December 31, 2014
Bug(s): #523524, #524200
ID: 201412-42

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xen, possibly resulting
in Denial of Service.


Background

Xen is a bare-metal hypervisor.

Affected Packages

Package: app-emulation/xen
Vulnerable: < 4.3.3-r3
Unaffected: >= 4.2.5-r1 < 4.2.6
Unaffected: >= 4.3.3-r3
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xen. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A local user could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All xen users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-4.2.5-r1"
   
All xen users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-4.3.3-r3"
   


References

CVE-2014-7154
CVE-2014-7155
CVE-2014-7156
CVE-2014-7188


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