Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu-img package, versions <10:1.5.3-156.amzn2.5.4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-QEMUIMG-1665206
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Jun 2018

Introduced: 13 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-11806  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 qemu-img to version 10:1.5.3-156.amzn2.5.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-1073.

NVD Description

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

m_cat in slirp/mbuf.c in Qemu has a heap-based buffer overflow via incoming fragmented datagrams.

CVSS Scores

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