Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting qemu-project/qemu package, versions [,2.9.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-QEMUPROJECTQEMU-3007091
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Mar 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5898  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade qemu-project/qemu to version 2.9.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. Integer overflow in the emulated_apdu_from_guest function in usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c in Quick Emulator (Qemu), when built with the CCID Card device emulator support, allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large Application Protocol Data Units (APDU) unit.

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