Buffer Overflow Affecting qemu-kvm-block-iscsi package, versions <15:6.1.1-5.module+el8.7.0+20916+50473d5a
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-QEMUKVMBLOCKISCSI-3317080
- published 24 Jan 2023
- disclosed 29 Nov 2022
Introduced: 29 Nov 2022
CVE-2022-4172 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:8 qemu-kvm-block-iscsi to version 15:6.1.1-5.module+el8.7.0+20916+50473d5a or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12195.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-block-iscsi package and not the qemu-kvm-block-iscsi package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
An integer overflow and buffer overflow issues were found in the ACPI Error Record Serialization Table (ERST) device of QEMU in the read_erst_record() and write_erst_record() functions. Both issues may allow the guest to overrun the host buffer allocated for the ERST memory device. A malicious guest could use these flaws to crash the QEMU process on the host.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2022-4172.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12065.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12108.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12195.html
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/commit/defb7098
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1268
- https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20221024154233.1043347-1-lk@c--e.de/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I7J5IRXJYLELW7D43A75LOWRUE5EU54O/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0013/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I7J5IRXJYLELW7D43A75LOWRUE5EU54O/
- https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20221024154233.1043347-1-lk%40c--e.de/