Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu-kvm-block-curl package, versions <17:7.0.0-13.el9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (41st percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-QEMUKVMBLOCKCURL-5657024
  • published 28 May 2023
  • disclosed 15 Nov 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 qemu-kvm-block-curl to version 17:7.0.0-13.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:7967.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-block-curl package and not the qemu-kvm-block-curl package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A stack overflow vulnerability was found in the Intel HD Audio device (intel-hda) of QEMU. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. This flaw affects QEMU versions prior to 7.0.0.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
Expand this section

NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
Expand this section

SUSE

5 medium
Expand this section

Red Hat

3.8 low