Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu-kvm-block-iscsi package, versions <15:6.2.0-32.module+el8.8.0+21044+01700444


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-QEMUKVMBLOCKISCSI-5598186
  • published 16 May 2023
  • disclosed 2 May 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 qemu-kvm-block-iscsi to version 15:6.2.0-32.module+el8.8.0+21044+01700444 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-2757.

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.

ntfsck in NTFS-3G through 2021.8.22 has a heap-based buffer overflow involving buffer+512*3-2. NOTE: the upstream position is that ntfsck is deprecated; however, it is shipped by some Linux distributions.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

5.7 medium
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Red Hat

7.8 high