USN-4047-2: libvirt update vulnerability
USN-4047-2: libvirt update vulnerability libvirt vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary Several security issues were fixed in libvirt. Software Description libvirt – Libvirt virtualization toolkit Details USN-4047-1 fixed a vulnerability in libvirt. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Matthias Gerstner and Ján Tomko discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain API calls. An attacker could possibly use this issue to check for arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary binaries. In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the libvirt AppArmor profile. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM libvirt-bin – 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.28+esm1 libvirt0 – 1.2.2-0ubuntu13.1.28+esm1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to reboot [ more… ]
