Improper Input Validation Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.8+dfsg-7
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- published 6 Jul 2017
- disclosed 6 Jul 2017
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
qemu
to version 1:2.8+dfsg-7 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:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
The qemu-nbd server in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the Network Block Device (NBD) Server support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and server crash) by leveraging failure to ensure that all initialization occurs before talking to a client in the nbd_negotiate function.