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Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-4

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.43% (75th percentile)
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NVD
8.1 high
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Red Hat
4.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-QEMU-1558048
  • published 7 Apr 2016
  • disclosed 7 Apr 2016
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Introduced: 7 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-1714 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 qemu to version 1:2.5+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:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.

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