Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu-guest-agent package, versions <2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-QEMUGUESTAGENT-1511163
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Mar 2017

Introduced: 15 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-7980  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 qemu-guest-agent to version 2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6_9.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1206.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-guest-agent package and not the qemu-guest-agent package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator in Quick Emulator (Qemu) 2.8 and earlier allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to a VNC client updating its display after a VGA operation.