Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting qemu-img package, versions <10:1.5.3-160.el7_6.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-QEMUIMG-4907446
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Jan 2019

Introduced: 11 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-6778  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 qemu-img to version 10:1.5.3-160.el7_6.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1883.

NVD Description

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

In QEMU 3.0.0, tcp_emu in slirp/tcp_subr.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.