Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu package, versions <1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.16


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-QEMU-2781780
  • published23 Jun 2021
  • disclosed11 May 2022

Introduced: 23 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-3611  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 qemu to version 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.16 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:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A stack overflow vulnerability was found in the Intel HD Audio device (intel-hda) of QEMU. A malicious guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. This flaw affects QEMU versions prior to 7.0.0.

CVSS Scores

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