Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting nbdkit-xz-filter package, versions <0:1.16.2-4.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20319+6eb4347c


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-NBDKITXZFILTER-2602533
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Jun 2021

Introduced: 2 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-3545  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 nbdkit-xz-filter to version 0:1.16.2-4.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20319+6eb4347c or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9568.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nbdkit-xz-filter package and not the nbdkit-xz-filter package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An information disclosure vulnerability was found in the virtio vhost-user GPU device (vhost-user-gpu) of QEMU in versions up to and including 6.0. The flaw exists in virgl_cmd_get_capset_info() in contrib/vhost-user-gpu/virgl.c and could occur due to the read of uninitialized memory. A malicious guest could exploit this issue to leak memory from the host.

CVSS Scores

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