Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting qemu-kvm-common-rhev package, versions <10:2.12.0-33.el7


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-QEMUKVMCOMMONRHEV-5075929
  • 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-kvm-common-rhev to version 10:2.12.0-33.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2425.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-common-rhev package and not the qemu-kvm-common-rhev 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.