Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting qemu-guest-agent package, versions <10:3.1.0-8.amzn2.0.13


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-QEMUGUESTAGENT-5825829
  • published8 Aug 2023
  • disclosed6 Mar 2023

Introduced: 6 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-0330  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 qemu-guest-agent to version 10:3.1.0-8.amzn2.0.13 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2191.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-guest-agent package and not the qemu-guest-agent package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability in the lsi53c895a device affects the latest version of qemu. A DMA-MMIO reentrancy problem may lead to memory corruption bugs like stack overflow or use-after-free.

CVSS Scores

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