Improper Input Validation Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.45% (76th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-QEMU-426991
- published 17 Nov 2017
- disclosed 17 Nov 2017
Introduced: 17 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-16845 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 qemu to version 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.1 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
hw/input/ps2.c in Qemu does not validate 'rptr' and 'count' values during guest migration, leading to out-of-bounds access.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-16845
- 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-2017-16845
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-11/msg02982.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101923
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3649-1/
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