Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu-kvm-core package, versions <17:7.0.0-13.el9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-QEMUKVMCORE-3137245
  • published22 Nov 2022
  • disclosed11 May 2022

Introduced: 11 May 2022

CVE-2021-3611  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 qemu-kvm-core to version 17:7.0.0-13.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-7967.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-core package and not the qemu-kvm-core package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A stack overflow vulnerability was found in the Intel HD Audio device (intel-hda) of QEMU. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. This flaw affects QEMU versions prior to 7.0.0.

CVSS Scores

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