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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1895-1
July 02, 2013
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Summary:
libvirt could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software Description:
Details:
It was discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled certain storage pool
requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libvirt to
consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04:
libvirt0 1.0.2-0ubuntu11.13.04.2
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1895-1
CVE-2013-1962
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/1.0.2-0ubuntu11.13.04.2
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