Resource Exhaustion Affecting qemu-img package, versions <15:4.2.0-34.module+el8.3.0+7976+077be4ec
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0.05% (19th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-QEMUIMG-2079885
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 5 Dec 2019
Introduced: 5 Dec 2019
CVE-2019-20485 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 qemu-img to version 15:4.2.0-34.module+el8.3.0+7976+077be4ec or higher.
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 Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
qemu/qemu_driver.c in libvirt before 6.0.0 mishandles the holding of a monitor job during a query to a guest agent, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (API blockage).
References
- https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=a663a860819287e041c3de672aad1d8543098ecc
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20485
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D5GE6ISYUL3CIWO3FQRUGMKTKP2NYED2/
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=953078
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1809740
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20485
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1730509.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4676
- https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a663a860819287e041c3de672aad1d8543098ecc
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D5GE6ISYUL3CIWO3FQRUGMKTKP2NYED2/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1730509.html
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