Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting kvm-debuginfo package, versions <0:83-249.el5_8.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KVMDEBUGINFO-9841004
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed5 Sept 2012

Introduced: 5 Sep 2012

CVE-2012-3515  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 kvm-debuginfo to version 0:83-249.el5_8.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1235.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kvm-debuginfo package and not the kvm-debuginfo package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a "device model's address space."

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CVSS Base Scores

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