Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu-kvm-core package, versions <15:6.2.0-11.module+el8.6.0+14707+5aa4b42d


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-QEMUKVMCORE-2817144
  • published22 Sept 2021
  • disclosed30 Aug 2021

Introduced: 30 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-39256  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 qemu-kvm-core to version 15:6.2.0-11.module+el8.6.0+14707+5aa4b42d or higher.

NVD Description

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

A crafted NTFS image can cause a heap-based buffer overflow in ntfs_inode_lookup_by_name in NTFS-3G < 2021.8.22.

CVSS Scores

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