Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu-kvm package, versions <2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.85% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-QEMUKVM-2505303
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed7 Apr 2016

Introduced: 7 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-1714  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 qemu-kvm to version 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-0082.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm package and not the qemu-kvm package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 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.

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