Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu-guest-agent package, versions <2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-QEMUGUESTAGENT-1519497
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Aug 2017

Introduced: 24 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-13672  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 qemu-guest-agent to version 2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2162.

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.

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the VGA display emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving display update.

CVSS Scores

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