Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting qemu-img package, versions <10:1.5.3-86.el7_1.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-QEMUIMG-2497601
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Aug 2015

Introduced: 12 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-5165  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 qemu-img to version 10:1.5.3-86.el7_1.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1793.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-img package and not the qemu-img package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The C+ mode offload emulation in the RTL8139 network card device model in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.5.x and earlier, allows remote attackers to read process heap memory via unspecified vectors.

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