Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting qemu package, versions <2.1+dfsg-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
4.05% (92nd
percentile)
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- published 4 Nov 2014
- disclosed 4 Nov 2014
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
qemu
to version 2.1+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:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
The virtio_load function in virtio/virtio.c in QEMU 1.x before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted savevm image, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.
References
- ADVISORY
- Fedora Security Announcement
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=cc45995294b92d95319b4782750a3580cabdbc0c
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2014-07/msg00187.html
- RedHat Security Advisory
- RedHat Security Advisory
- Ubuntu CVE Tracker
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