Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-QEMU-5694036
  • published23 Jan 2018
  • disclosed23 Jan 2018

Introduced: 23 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5683  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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.

The vga_draw_text function in Qemu allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging improper memory address validation.

CVSS Scores

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