Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu-system-aarch64 package, versions <15:3.1.0-3.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-QEMUSYSTEMAARCH64-2545375
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Mar 2019

Introduced: 21 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-6501  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 qemu-system-aarch64 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-system-aarch64 package and not the qemu-system-aarch64 package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In QEMU 3.1, scsi_handle_inquiry_reply in hw/scsi/scsi-generic.c allows out-of-bounds write and read operations.