Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu-img package, versions <10:1.5.3-126.el7_3.5

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 qemu-img to version 10:1.5.3-126.el7_3.5 or higher. This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-0396 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-QEMUIMG-2513970
published10 Apr 2022
disclosed3 Jul 2018

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Introduced: 3 Jul 2018

CVE-2017-2615 (opens in a new tab) CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 qemu-img to version 10:1.5.3-126.el7_3.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-0396.

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.

Quick emulator (QEMU) built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA emulator support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds access issue. It could occur while copying VGA data via bitblt copy in backward mode. A privileged user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process resulting in DoS or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host with privileges of QEMU process on the host.