Information Exposure Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
97.52% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-QEMU-5693832
  • published4 Jan 2018
  • disclosed4 Jan 2018

Introduced: 4 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-5715  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 qemu to version 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-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.

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

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