Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-QEMUKVM-2095684
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Oct 2017

Introduced: 11 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15289  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 qemu-kvm to version 10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4 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 mode4and5 write functions in hw/display/cirrus_vga.c in Qemu allow local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write access and Qemu process crash) via vectors related to dst calculation.

CVSS Scores

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