Improper Input Validation Affecting libcacard-tools package, versions <10:1.5.3-86.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    7.93% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-LIBCACARDTOOLS-4537411
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 12 Nov 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 libcacard-tools to version 10:1.5.3-86.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0349.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcacard-tools package and not the libcacard-tools package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The host_from_stream_offset function in arch_init.c in QEMU, when loading RAM during migration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) offset or (2) length value in savevm data.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

4.9 medium