Off-by-one Error Affecting qemu-project/qemu package, versions [,2.2.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-QEMUPROJECTQEMU-3007108
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Nov 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-5388  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-193  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade qemu-project/qemu to version 2.2.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Off-by-one Error. Off-by-one error in the pci_read function in the ACPI PCI hotplug interface (hw/acpi/pcihp.c) in QEMU allows local guest users to obtain sensitive information and have other unspecified impact related to a crafted PCI device that triggers memory corruption.

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