Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-4
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- published 7 Apr 2016
- disclosed 7 Apr 2016
Introduced: 7 Apr 2016
CVE-2016-1714 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
qemu
to version 1:2.5+dfsg-4 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 (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1714
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg00428.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/11/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/12/11
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0081.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0082.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0083.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0084.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0085.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0086.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0087.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0088.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80250
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034858
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1714
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0081
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0082
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0083
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0084
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0085
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0086
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0087
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0088
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1714
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296060