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   openSUSE Security Update: libvirt: security fix for multiple issues
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2010:0620-1
Rating:             important
References:         #618155 
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-2237 CVE-2010-2238 CVE-2010-2239
                    CVE-2010-2242
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.2
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   An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   libvirt did not properly handle configured disk formats
   which potenially allowed users to read arbitrary files
   (CVE-2010-2237, CVE-2010-2238, CVE-2010-2239)

   Improperly mapped source privileged ports in guests may
   allow obtaining privileged resources on the host
   (CVE-2010-2242).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.2:

      zypper in -t patch libvirt-2892

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64):

      libvirt-0.7.2-1.1.3.5
      libvirt-devel-0.7.2-1.1.3.5
      libvirt-doc-0.7.2-1.1.3.5
      libvirt-python-0.7.2-1.1.3.5


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2237.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2238.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2239.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2242.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/618155