Reachable Assertion Affecting qemu-img package, versions <15:3.1.0-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-QEMUIMG-2530198
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed29 Aug 2017

Introduced: 29 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-13673  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 qemu-img to version 15:3.1.0-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4585.

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 vga display update in mis-calculated the region for the dirty bitmap snapshot in case split screen mode is used causing a denial of service (assertion failure) in the cpu_physical_memory_snapshot_get_dirty function.