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Out-of-Bounds Affecting redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder package, versions <0:4.2-7.3.el7

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.93% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-REDHATVIRTUALIZATIONHOSTIMAGEUPDATEPLACEHOLDER-4460453
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Aug 2018
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Introduced: 16 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-10873  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder to version 0:4.2-7.3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3470.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder package and not the redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was discovered in SPICE before version 0.14.1 where the generated code used for demarshalling messages lacked sufficient bounds checks. A malicious client or server, after authentication, could send specially crafted messages to its peer which would result in a crash or, potentially, other impacts.