USN-6977-1: QEMU vulnerabilities
22 August 2024
Several security issues were fixed in QEMU.
Releases
Packages
- qemu - Machine emulator and virtualizer
Details
It was discovered that QEMU did not properly handle certain memory
operations, which could result in a buffer overflow. An attacker could
potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-26327)
It was discovered that QEMU did not properly handle certain memory
operations, which could result in an out-of-bounds memory access. An
attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-26328)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04
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qemu-system
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1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2
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qemu-system-arm
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1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2
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qemu-system-mips
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1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2
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qemu-system-misc
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1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2
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qemu-system-ppc
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1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2
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qemu-system-s390x
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1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2
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qemu-system-sparc
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1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2
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qemu-system-x86
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1:8.2.2+ds-0ubuntu1.2
After a standard system update you need to restart all QEMU virtual
machines to make all the necessary changes.