Out-of-bounds Read Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-QEMU-598107
  • published22 May 2020
  • disclosed27 May 2020

Introduced: 22 May 2020

CVE-2020-13253  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 qemu to version 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.45 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.

sd_wp_addr in hw/sd/sd.c in QEMU 4.2.0 uses an unvalidated address, which leads to an out-of-bounds read during sdhci_write() operations. A guest OS user can crash the QEMU process.

CVSS Scores

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