Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting qemu-img package, versions <15:3.1.0-3.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-QEMUIMG-2544851
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Oct 2018

Introduced: 19 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-18438  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 qemu-img to version 15:3.1.0-3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4640.

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.

Qemu has integer overflows because IOReadHandler and its associated functions use a signed integer data type for a size value.