[ubuntu/lucid-security] qemu-kvm 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.15 (Accepted)

[Jamie Strandboge]

qemu-kvm (0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.15) lucid-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: fix potential privilege escalation via improper group
    handling
    - debian/patches/CVE-2011-2527.patch: call initgroups() to drop
      supplementary group privileges
    - CVE-2011-2527

Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:54:11 -0500
Changed-By: Jamie Strandboge <jamie at ubuntu.com>
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/qemu-kvm/0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.15
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Format: 1.8
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:54:11 -0500
Source: qemu-kvm
Binary: qemu-kvm qemu-common qemu-kvm-extras qemu-kvm-extras-static qemu-arm-static kvm qemu
Architecture: source
Version: 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.15
Distribution: lucid-security
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
Changed-By: Jamie Strandboge <jamie at ubuntu.com>
Description: 
 kvm        - dummy transitional pacakge from kvm to qemu-kvm
 qemu       - dummy transitional pacakge from qemu to qemu-kvm
 qemu-arm-static - dummy transitional package for qemu-kvm-extras-static
 qemu-common - qemu common functionality (bios, documentation, etc)
 qemu-kvm   - Full virtualization on i386 and amd64 hardware
 qemu-kvm-extras - fast processor emulator binaries for non-x86 architectures
 qemu-kvm-extras-static - static QEMU user mode emulation binaries
Changes: 
 qemu-kvm (0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.15) lucid-security; urgency=low
 .
   * SECURITY UPDATE: fix potential privilege escalation via improper group
     handling
     - debian/patches/CVE-2011-2527.patch: call initgroups() to drop
       supplementary group privileges
     - CVE-2011-2527
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