Improper Input Validation Affecting qemu package, versions <2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-QEMU-428349
- published 14 Nov 2014
- disclosed 14 Nov 2014
Introduced: 14 Nov 2014
CVE-2014-7815 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 qemu to version 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
The set_pixel_format function in ui/vnc.c in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a small bytes_per_pixel value.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-7815
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3066
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3067
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7815
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=e6908bfe8e07f2b452e78e677da1b45b1c0f6829
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200892
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157641
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0349.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0624.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61484
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62143
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62144
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6908bfe8e07f2b452e78e677da1b45b1c0f6829
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