Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu-kvm-common package, versions <15:4.2.0-48.module+el8.4.0+10368+630e803b


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-QEMUKVMCOMMON-2106706
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Nov 2020

Introduced: 26 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-29130  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 qemu-kvm-common to version 15:4.2.0-48.module+el8.4.0+10368+630e803b or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-common package and not the qemu-kvm-common package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

slirp.c in libslirp through 4.3.1 has a buffer over-read because it tries to read a certain amount of header data even if that exceeds the total packet length.

CVSS Scores

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