Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.33
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- published2 Dec 2018
- disclosed21 Mar 2019
Introduced: 2 Dec 2018
CVE-2018-18849 (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.
In Qemu 3.0.0, lsi_do_msgin in hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c allows out-of-bounds access by triggering an invalid msg_len value.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-18849
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/76
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4454
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00010.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18849
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LQIBTGNRDQEXGAAYHE4JIWFAYFNHZ6QP/
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-10/msg06401.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190411-0006/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-12/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-12/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-12/msg00043.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/01/1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LQIBTGNRDQEXGAAYHE4JIWFAYFNHZ6QP/