Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting qemu-system-aarch64 package, versions <15:3.1.0-3.el7
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- published10 Apr 2022
- disclosed19 Oct 2018
Introduced: 19 Oct 2018
CVE-2018-18438 (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.
Qemu has integer overflows because IOReadHandler and its associated functions use a signed integer data type for a size value.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2018-18438.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-4640.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/17/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105953
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-10/msg02396.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-10/msg02402.html