Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu package, versions <1:3.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-QEMU-18321916
  • published27 Jul 2026
  • disclosed2 Nov 2018

Introduced: 2 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-16847  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest qemu to version 1:3.1+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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

An OOB heap buffer r/w access issue was found in the NVM Express Controller emulation in QEMU. It could occur in nvme_cmb_ops routines in nvme device. A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process resulting in DoS or potentially run arbitrary code with privileges of the QEMU process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1