Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu package, versions <1:7.0+dfsg-7ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-QEMU-6708168
  • published29 Apr 2024
  • disclosed11 May 2022

Introduced: 11 May 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 qemu to version 1:7.0+dfsg-7ubuntu1 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:24.04 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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