Numeric Errors Affecting qemu package, versions <2.0.0+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-QEMU-428396
  • published23 Apr 2014
  • disclosed23 Apr 2014

Introduced: 23 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-2894  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 qemu to version 2.0.0+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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Off-by-one error in the cmd_smart function in the smart self test in hw/ide/core.c in QEMU before 2.0 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a SMART EXECUTE OFFLINE command that triggers a buffer underflow and memory corruption.

CVSS Scores

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