Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu-kvm-common package, versions <10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-QEMUKVMCOMMON-2586928
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Jan 2021

Introduced: 26 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-29443  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 qemu-kvm-common to version 10:1.5.3-175.el7_9.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-2322.

NVD Description

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

ide_atapi_cmd_reply_end in hw/ide/atapi.c in QEMU 5.1.0 allows out-of-bounds read access because a buffer index is not validated.

CVSS Scores

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