Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.33


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-QEMU-427412
  • published13 Jun 2018
  • disclosed13 Jun 2018

Introduced: 13 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-11806  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 qemu to version 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.33 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.

m_cat in slirp/mbuf.c in Qemu has a heap-based buffer overflow via incoming fragmented datagrams.

CVSS Scores

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