Race Condition Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.22
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- published10 Oct 2017
- disclosed10 Oct 2017
Introduced: 10 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15038 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 qemu to version 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.22 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Race condition in the v9fs_xattrwalk function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host heap memory via vectors related to reading extended attributes.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-15038
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15038
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg00729.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/06/1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/