Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1522-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled temporary files when creating a snapshot. A local attacker could use this flaw to possibly overwrite files with root privilege, or obtain sensitive information from the guest.
Affected
qemu-kvm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-2652 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.4
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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