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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kvm-debuginfo package, versions <0:83-277.el5_11

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.56% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KVMDEBUGINFO-9860615
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed21 Feb 2017
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Introduced: 21 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-2620  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 kvm-debuginfo to version 0:83-277.el5_11 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0454.

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.

Quick emulator (QEMU) before 2.8 built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds access issue. The issue could occur while copying VGA data in cirrus_bitblt_cputovideo. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process OR potentially execute arbitrary code on host with privileges of the QEMU process.

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