Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu-img package, versions <12:2.9.0-20.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-QEMUIMG-2537017
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Mar 2019

Introduced: 21 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-6778  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 qemu-img to version 12:2.9.0-20.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4556.

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.

In QEMU 3.0.0, tcp_emu in slirp/tcp_subr.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.

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