Buffer Overflow Affecting qemu package, versions <1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-QEMU-2440521
- published 3 Apr 2022
- disclosed 29 Apr 2022
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
qemu
to version 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 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:11
relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. An integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function can lead to the allocation of a small cursor object followed by a subsequent heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw allows a malicious privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4206
- https://starlabs.sg/advisories/21-4206/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2036998
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5133
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html