Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu package, versions <2.1+dfsg-1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.24% (62nd percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-QEMU-427281
  • published 27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed 27 Jul 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 qemu to version 2.1+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds memory access issue was found in Quick Emulator (QEMU) before 1.7.2 in the VNC display driver. This flaw could occur while refreshing the VNC display surface area in the 'vnc_refresh_server_surface'. A user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process.