Improper Input Validation Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.8+dfsg-7
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- published 6 Jul 2017
- disclosed 6 Jul 2017
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
qemu
to version 1:2.8+dfsg-7 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.
The qemu-nbd server in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the Network Block Device (NBD) Server support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and server crash) by leveraging failure to ensure that all initialization occurs before talking to a client in the nbd_negotiate function.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9524
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-05/msg06240.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-06/msg02321.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/12/1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1681
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1682
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99011
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-9524