Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu-kvm-tools package, versions <2:0.12.1.2-2.448.el6_6.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-QEMUKVMTOOLS-2114920
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 May 2015

Introduced: 13 May 2015

CVE-2015-3456  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 qemu-kvm-tools to version 2:0.12.1.2-2.448.el6_6.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-tools package and not the qemu-kvm-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Floppy Disk Controller (FDC) in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.5.x and earlier and KVM, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and guest crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) FD_CMD_READ_ID, (2) FD_CMD_DRIVE_SPECIFICATION_COMMAND, or other unspecified commands, aka VENOM.

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