Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.06% (26th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-QEMU-521135
- published 29 Dec 2016
- disclosed 29 Dec 2016
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
qemu
to version 1:2.5+dfsg-2 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.
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the NE2000 device emulation support is vulnerable to an OOB r/w access issue. It could occur while performing 'ioport' r/w operations. A privileged (CAP_SYS_RAWIO) user/process could use this flaw to leak or corrupt QEMU memory bytes.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8743
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg00050.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/04/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/04/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264929
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79820
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034574
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8743