Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu package, versions <1:4.1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-QEMU-5693447
  • published19 Dec 2018
  • disclosed20 Dec 2018

Introduced: 19 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-20124  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 qemu to version 1:4.1-1 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

hw/rdma/rdma_backend.c in QEMU allows guest OS users to trigger out-of-bounds access via a PvrdmaSqWqe ring element with a large num_sge value.

CVSS Scores

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