Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.85% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-QEMUKVM-2061422
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Jan 2016

Introduced: 5 Jan 2016

CVE-2016-1714  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 qemu-kvm to version 10:1.5.3-105.el7_2.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm package and not the qemu-kvm package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.

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