Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu-kvm-ui-opengl package, versions <17:7.0.0-13.el9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-QEMUKVMUIOPENGL-2874371
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed9 Dec 2020

Introduced: 9 Dec 2020

CVE-2021-3611  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 qemu-kvm-ui-opengl to version 17:7.0.0-13.el9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-ui-opengl package and not the qemu-kvm-ui-opengl package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A stack overflow vulnerability was found in the Intel HD Audio device (intel-hda) of QEMU. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. This flaw affects QEMU versions prior to 7.0.0.

CVSS Scores

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