From Red Hat Security Advisory 2016:0724 :

An update for qemu-kvm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on AMD64 and Intel 64 systems. The qemu-kvm packages provide the user-space component for running virtual machines using KVM.

Security Fix(es) :

* An out-of-bounds read/write access flaw was found in the way QEMU's VGA emulation with VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE) support performed read/write operations via I/O port methods. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the host's QEMU process. (CVE-2016-3710)

Red Hat would like to thank Wei Xiao (360 Marvel Team) and Qinghao Tang (360 Marvel Team) for reporting this issue.

Security Fix(es) :

  - An out-of-bounds read/write access flaw was found in the     way QEMU's VGA emulation with VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE)     support performed read/write operations via I/O port     methods. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to     execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges     of the host's QEMU process. (CVE-2016-3710)

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in qemu-kvm, a full virtualization solution for Linux hosts on x86 hardware with x86 guests.

CVE-2016-3710

Wei Xiao and Qinghao Tang of 360.cn Inc discovered an out-of-bounds read and write flaw in the QEMU VGA module. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the hosting QEMU process.

CVE-2016-3712

Zuozhi Fzz of Alibaba Inc discovered potential integer overflow or out-of-bounds read access issues in the QEMU VGA module. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to mount a denial of service (QEMU process crash).

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u13.

We recommend that you upgrade your qemu-kvm packages.

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The Xen Project reports :

Qemu VGA module allows banked access to video memory using the window at 0xa00000 and it supports different access modes with different address calculations.

Qemu VGA module allows guest to edit certain registers in 'vbe' and 'vga' modes.

A privileged guest user could use CVE-2016-3710 to exceed the bank address window and write beyond the said memory area, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with privileges of the Qemu process. If the system is not using stubdomains, this will be in domain 0.

A privileged guest user could use CVE-2016-3712 to cause potential integer overflow or OOB read access issues in Qemu, resulting in a DoS of the guest itself. More dangerous effect, such as data leakage or code execution, are not known but cannot be ruled out.

create link to /usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 from /usr/lib/xen/bin for back compatibility and for virt-manager

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qemu-kvm: Integer overflow in SDL when creating too wide screen, QEMU:
Banked access to VGA memory (VBE) uses inconsistent bounds check [XSA-179, CVE-2016-3710, CVE-2016-3712]

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qemu-kvm: Integer overflow in SDL when creating too wide screen QEMU:
Banked access to VGA memory (VBE) uses inconsistent bounds checks [XSA-179, CVE-2016-3710, CVE-2016-3712]

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From Red Hat Security Advisory 2016:1943 :

An update for kvm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware. Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running unmodified Linux or Windows images. Each virtual machine has private virtualized hardware: a network card, disk, graphics adapter, etc.

Security Fix(es) :

* An out-of-bounds read/write access flaw was found in the way QEMU's VGA emulation with VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE) support performed read/write operations using I/O port methods. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the host's QEMU process. (CVE-2016-3710)

* Quick Emulator(QEMU) built with the virtio framework is vulnerable to an unbounded memory allocation issue. It was found that a malicious guest user could submit more requests than the virtqueue size permits.
Processing a request allocates a VirtQueueElement results in unbounded memory allocation on the host controlled by the guest. (CVE-2016-5403)

Red Hat would like to thank Wei Xiao (360 Marvel Team) and Qinghao Tang (360 Marvel Team) for reporting CVE-2016-3710 and hongzhenhao (Marvel Team) for reporting CVE-2016-5403.

An update for kvm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware. Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running unmodified Linux or Windows images. Each virtual machine has private virtualized hardware: a network card, disk, graphics adapter, etc.

Security Fix(es) :

* An out-of-bounds read/write access flaw was found in the way QEMU's VGA emulation with VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE) support performed read/write operations using I/O port methods. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the host's QEMU process. (CVE-2016-3710)

* Quick Emulator(QEMU) built with the virtio framework is vulnerable to an unbounded memory allocation issue. It was found that a malicious guest user could submit more requests than the virtqueue size permits.
Processing a request allocates a VirtQueueElement results in unbounded memory allocation on the host controlled by the guest. (CVE-2016-5403)

Red Hat would like to thank Wei Xiao (360 Marvel Team) and Qinghao Tang (360 Marvel Team) for reporting CVE-2016-3710 and hongzhenhao (Marvel Team) for reporting CVE-2016-5403.

kvm was updated to fix 33 security issues.

These security issues were fixed :

  - CVE-2016-4439: Avoid OOB access in 53C9X emulation     (bsc#980711)

  - CVE-2016-4441: Avoid OOB access in 53C9X emulation     (bsc#980723)

  - CVE-2016-3710: Fixed VGA emulation based OOB access with     potential for guest escape (bsc#978158)

  - CVE-2016-3712: Fixed VGa emulation based DOS and OOB     read access exploit (bsc#978160)

  - CVE-2016-4037: Fixed USB ehci based DOS (bsc#976109)

  - CVE-2016-2538: Fixed potential OOB access in USB net     device emulation (bsc#967969)

  - CVE-2016-2841: Fixed OOB access / hang in ne2000     emulation (bsc#969350)

  - CVE-2016-2858: Avoid potential DOS when using QEMU     pseudo random number generator (bsc#970036)

  - CVE-2016-2857: Fixed OOB access when processing IP     checksums (bsc#970037)

  - CVE-2016-4001: Fixed OOB access in Stellaris enet     emulated nic (bsc#975128)

  - CVE-2016-4002: Fixed OOB access in MIPSnet emulated     controller (bsc#975136)

  - CVE-2016-4020: Fixed possible host data leakage to guest     from TPR access (bsc#975700)

  - CVE-2015-3214: Fixed OOB read in i8254 PIC (bsc#934069)

  - CVE-2014-9718: Fixed the handling of malformed or short     ide PRDTs to avoid any opportunity for guest to cause     DoS by abusing that interface (bsc#928393)

  - CVE-2014-3689: Fixed insufficient parameter validation     in rectangle functions (bsc#901508)

  - CVE-2014-3615: The VGA emulator in QEMU allowed local     guest users to read host memory by setting the display     to a high resolution (bsc#895528).

  - CVE-2015-5239: Integer overflow in vnc_client_read() and     protocol_client_msg() (bsc#944463).

  - CVE-2015-5278: Infinite loop in ne2000_receive()     function (bsc#945989).

  - CVE-2015-5279: Heap-based buffer overflow in the     ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU     allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service     (instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via     vectors related to receiving packets (bsc#945987).

  - CVE-2015-5745: Buffer overflow in virtio-serial     (bsc#940929).

  - CVE-2015-6855: hw/ide/core.c in QEMU did not properly     restrict the commands accepted by an ATAPI device, which     allowed guest users to cause a denial of service or     possibly have unspecified other impact via certain IDE     commands, as demonstrated by a WIN_READ_NATIVE_MAX     command to an empty drive, which triggers a     divide-by-zero error and instance crash (bsc#945404).

  - CVE-2015-7295: hw/virtio/virtio.c in the Virtual Network     Device (virtio-net) support in QEMU, when big or     mergeable receive buffers are not supported, allowed     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest     network consumption) via a flood of jumbo frames on the     (1) tuntap or (2) macvtap interface (bsc#947159).

  - CVE-2015-7549: PCI NULL pointer dereferences     (bsc#958917).

  - CVE-2015-8504: VNC floating point exception     (bsc#958491).

  - CVE-2015-8558: Infinite loop in ehci_advance_state     resulting in DoS (bsc#959005).

  - CVE-2015-8613: Wrong sized memset in megasas command     handler (bsc#961358).

  - CVE-2015-8619: Potential DoS for long HMP sendkey     command argument (bsc#960334).

  - CVE-2015-8743: OOB memory access in ne2000 ioport r/w     functions (bsc#960725).

  - CVE-2016-1568: AHCI use-after-free in aio port commands     (bsc#961332).

  - CVE-2016-1714: Potential OOB memory access in processing     firmware configuration (bsc#961691).

  - CVE-2016-1922: NULL pointer dereference when processing     hmp i/o command (bsc#962320).

  - CVE-2016-1981: Potential DoS (infinite loop) in e1000     device emulation by malicious privileged user within     guest (bsc#963782).

  - CVE-2016-2198: Malicious privileged guest user were able     to cause DoS by writing to read-only EHCI capabilities     registers (bsc#964413).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

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qemu was updated to fix 29 security issues.

These security issues were fixed :

  - CVE-2016-4439: Avoid OOB access in 53C9X emulation     (bsc#980711)

  - CVE-2016-4441: Avoid OOB access in 53C9X emulation     (bsc#980723)

  - CVE-2016-4952: Avoid OOB access in Vmware PV SCSI     emulation (bsc#981266)

  - CVE-2015-8817: Avoid OOB access in PCI dma I/O     (bsc#969121)

  - CVE-2015-8818: Avoid OOB access in PCI dma I/O     (bsc#969122)

  - CVE-2016-3710: Fixed VGA emulation based OOB access with     potential for guest escape (bsc#978158)

  - CVE-2016-3712: Fixed VGa emulation based DOS and OOB     read access exploit (bsc#978160)

  - CVE-2016-4037: Fixed USB ehci based DOS (bsc#976109)

  - CVE-2016-2538: Fixed potential OOB access in USB net     device emulation (bsc#967969)

  - CVE-2016-2841: Fixed OOB access / hang in ne2000     emulation (bsc#969350)

  - CVE-2016-2858: Avoid potential DOS when using QEMU     pseudo random number generator (bsc#970036)

  - CVE-2016-2857: Fixed OOB access when processing IP     checksums (bsc#970037)

  - CVE-2016-4001: Fixed OOB access in Stellaris enet     emulated nic (bsc#975128)

  - CVE-2016-4002: Fixed OOB access in MIPSnet emulated     controller (bsc#975136)

  - CVE-2016-4020: Fixed possible host data leakage to guest     from TPR access (bsc#975700)

  - CVE-2016-2197: Prevent AHCI NULL pointer dereference     when using FIS CLB engine (bsc#964411)

  - CVE-2015-5745: Buffer overflow in virtio-serial     (bsc#940929).

  - CVE-2015-7549: PCI NULL pointer dereferences     (bsc#958917).

  - CVE-2015-8504: VNC floating point exception     (bsc#958491).

  - CVE-2015-8558: Infinite loop in ehci_advance_state     resulting in DoS (bsc#959005).

  - CVE-2015-8567: A guest repeatedly activating a vmxnet3     device can leak host memory (bsc#959386).

  - CVE-2015-8568: A guest repeatedly activating a vmxnet3     device can leak host memory (bsc#959386).

  - CVE-2015-8613: Wrong sized memset in megasas command     handler (bsc#961358).

  - CVE-2015-8619: Potential DoS for long HMP sendkey     command argument (bsc#960334).

  - CVE-2015-8743: OOB memory access in ne2000 ioport r/w     functions (bsc#960725).

  - CVE-2015-8744: Incorrect l2 header validation could have     lead to a crash via assert(2) call (bsc#960835).

  - CVE-2015-8745: Reading IMR registers could have lead to     a crash via assert(2) call (bsc#960708).

  - CVE-2016-1568: AHCI use-after-free in aio port commands     (bsc#961332).

  - CVE-2016-1714: Potential OOB memory access in processing     firmware configuration (bsc#961691).

  - CVE-2016-1922: NULL pointer dereference when processing     hmp i/o command (bsc#962320).

  - CVE-2016-1981: Potential DoS (infinite loop) in e1000     device emulation by malicious privileged user within     guest (bsc#963782).

  - CVE-2016-2198: Malicious privileged guest user were able     to cause DoS by writing to read-only EHCI capabilities     registers (bsc#964413).

This non-security issue was fixed

  - bsc#886378: qemu truncates vhd images in virt-rescue

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update project.

qemu was updated to fix 29 security issues.

These security issues were fixed :

  - CVE-2016-4439: Avoid OOB access in 53C9X emulation     (bsc#980711)

  - CVE-2016-4441: Avoid OOB access in 53C9X emulation     (bsc#980723)

  - CVE-2016-4952: Avoid OOB access in Vmware PV SCSI     emulation (bsc#981266)

  - CVE-2015-8817: Avoid OOB access in PCI dma I/O     (bsc#969121)

  - CVE-2015-8818: Avoid OOB access in PCI dma I/O     (bsc#969122)

  - CVE-2016-3710: Fixed VGA emulation based OOB access with     potential for guest escape (bsc#978158)

  - CVE-2016-3712: Fixed VGa emulation based DOS and OOB     read access exploit (bsc#978160)

  - CVE-2016-4037: Fixed USB ehci based DOS (bsc#976109)

  - CVE-2016-2538: Fixed potential OOB access in USB net     device emulation (bsc#967969)

  - CVE-2016-2841: Fixed OOB access / hang in ne2000     emulation (bsc#969350)

  - CVE-2016-2858: Avoid potential DOS when using QEMU     pseudo random number generator (bsc#970036)

  - CVE-2016-2857: Fixed OOB access when processing IP     checksums (bsc#970037)

  - CVE-2016-4001: Fixed OOB access in Stellaris enet     emulated nic (bsc#975128)

  - CVE-2016-4002: Fixed OOB access in MIPSnet emulated     controller (bsc#975136)

  - CVE-2016-4020: Fixed possible host data leakage to guest     from TPR access (bsc#975700)

  - CVE-2016-2197: Prevent AHCI NULL pointer dereference     when using FIS CLB engine (bsc#964411)

  - CVE-2015-5745: Buffer overflow in virtio-serial     (bsc#940929).

  - CVE-2015-7549: PCI NULL pointer dereferences     (bsc#958917).

  - CVE-2015-8504: VNC floating point exception     (bsc#958491).

  - CVE-2015-8558: Infinite loop in ehci_advance_state     resulting in DoS (bsc#959005).

  - CVE-2015-8567: A guest repeatedly activating a vmxnet3     device can leak host memory (bsc#959386).

  - CVE-2015-8568: A guest repeatedly activating a vmxnet3     device can leak host memory (bsc#959386).

  - CVE-2015-8613: Wrong sized memset in megasas command     handler (bsc#961358).

  - CVE-2015-8619: Potential DoS for long HMP sendkey     command argument (bsc#960334).

  - CVE-2015-8743: OOB memory access in ne2000 ioport r/w     functions (bsc#960725).

  - CVE-2015-8744: Incorrect l2 header validation could have     lead to a crash via assert(2) call (bsc#960835).

  - CVE-2015-8745: Reading IMR registers could have lead to     a crash via assert(2) call (bsc#960708).

  - CVE-2016-1568: AHCI use-after-free in aio port commands     (bsc#961332).

  - CVE-2016-1714: Potential OOB memory access in processing     firmware configuration (bsc#961691).

  - CVE-2016-1922: NULL pointer dereference when processing     hmp i/o command (bsc#962320).

  - CVE-2016-1981: Potential DoS (infinite loop) in e1000     device emulation by malicious privileged user within     guest (bsc#963782).

  - CVE-2016-2198: Malicious privileged guest user were able     to cause DoS by writing to read-only EHCI capabilities     registers (bsc#964413).

This non-security issue was fixed

  - bsc#886378: qemu truncates vhd images in virt-rescue

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in systemd only try to load kernel modules that are in Fedora (#1291089) x86 software guest page walk PS bit handling flaw [XSA-176, CVE-2016-4480] (#1332657)

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create link to /usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 from /usr/lib/xen/bin for back compatibility and for virt-manager, cleaner fix for XSA-179 on qemu-xen-traditional

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qemu-kvm: Integer overflow in SDL when creating too wide screen QEMU:
Banked access to VGA memory (VBE) uses inconsistent bounds checks [XSA-179, CVE-2016-3710, CVE-2016-3712]

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
91031	Oracle Linux 7 : qemu-kvm (ELSA-2016-0724)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	5/11/2016	1/14/2021	high
91542	Scientific Linux Security Update : qemu-kvm on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160510)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	6/9/2016	1/14/2021	high
91919	Debian DLA-539-1 : qemu-kvm security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	7/5/2016	1/11/2021	high
91938	FreeBSD : xen-tools -- QEMU: Banked access to VGA memory (VBE) uses inconsistent bounds checks (e6ce6f50-4212-11e6-942d-bc5ff45d0f28)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	7/5/2016	1/4/2021	high
92134	Fedora 24 : xen (2016-a21b2cb7a0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/14/2016	1/11/2021	high
92198	Fedora 23 : xen (2016-f1c21e3c3c)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/14/2016	1/11/2021	high
93760	Oracle Linux 5 : kvm (ELSA-2016-1943)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	9/28/2016	1/14/2021	high
93778	CentOS 5 : kvm (CESA-2016:1943)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	9/28/2016	1/4/2021	high
93180	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kvm (SUSE-SU-2016:1785-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	8/29/2016	1/19/2021	critical
91980	openSUSE Security Update : qemu (openSUSE-2016-839)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	7/8/2016	1/19/2021	critical
93170	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : qemu (SUSE-SU-2016:1703-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	8/29/2016	1/6/2021	critical
92127	Fedora 22 : xen (2016-8fd9019541)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/14/2016	1/11/2021	high

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