Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : QEMU vulnerabilities (USN-3289-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3289-1 advisory. Li Qiang discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled VirtFS directory sharing. A privileged attacker inside the guest could use this issue to...

USN-3289-1: QEMU vulnerabilities

Li Qiang discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled VirtFS directory sharing. A privileged attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2017-7377, CVE-2017-8086 Jiangxin discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the Cirrus VGA device. A...