Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.8+dfsg-4
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.06% (24th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-QEMU-428023
- published 23 Jan 2018
- disclosed 23 Jan 2018
Introduced: 23 Jan 2018
CVE-2017-18030 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
qemu
to version 1:2.8+dfsg-4 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.
The cirrus_invalidate_region function in hw/display/cirrus_vga.c in Qemu allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to negative pitch.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-18030
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=f153b563f8cf121aebf5a2fff5f0110faf58ccb3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/15/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102520
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f153b563f8cf121aebf5a2fff5f0110faf58ccb3